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The Popes Last Crusade How An American Jesuit Helped Pope Pius Xis Campaign To Stop Hitler

by Peter Eisner

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Draws on new archival research to examine Pope Pius XI's effort to reject Nazism, discussing how he enlisted the assistance of John La Farge, a virtually unknown American Jesuit, to craft a papal encyclical condemning Hitler's campaign against the Jews.

World War, 1939-1945National socialism and religionChurch and stateRelations with GermanyCatholic ChurchHistoryForeign relationsPius xi, pope, 1857-1939Catholic church, foreign relationsWorld war, 1939-1945, religious aspectsGermany, foreign relations, catholic churchReligious aspects