By Jed Nelson There are moments in history that are so important, so joyful or tragic that we remember exactly where we were or what we were doing when the news was broken to us. The moment the TV ...

And the day after that Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli quietly entrained for Naples, boarded the Conte di Savoia, tacitly acknowledged that he was bound for the U. S. Although in years past Cardinal ...

Last week without undue ceremony Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, trusted Secretary of State to Pope Pius XI, left Vatican City, drove to Rome’s railroad terminal, boarded a train for Genoa.

In 1939, as the storm clouds of war prepared to unleash their fury, the cardinals turned to the church's most seasoned diplomat, the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli.

Der Angriff, organ of Reichsminister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels, warned on Feb. 22 that “Cardinal Pacelli’s policy would lead to a crusade against the totalitarian states” and declared ...

Technically, a camerlengo can become pope, as has happened twice in history: Gioacchino Pecci (Pope Leo XIII) in 1878 and Eugenio Pacelli (Pope Pius XII) in 1939. The cardinal also will preside ...

According to the Archdiocese of Boston's website, each cardinal walks to the altar ... in 1878 and Eugenio Pacelli (Pope Pius XII) in 1939.