VATICAN POPE PIUS XII SAINTHOOD
AP News 2009-12-19 15:06:26
FILE - In this file photo dated Sept. 1945, Pope Pius XII, wearing the ring of St. Peter, raises his right hand in a papal blessing at the Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI moved two of his predecessors closer to possible sainthood Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, signing decrees on the virtues of the beloved Pope John Paul II and Pope Pius XII, who has been criticized for not doing enough to stop the Holocaust. (AP Photo, File)
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