Vatican documents show secret back channel between Pope Pius XII and Adolf Hitler

A series of recently opened Vatican archives are shedding new light on the relationship between Pope Pius XII and Adolf Hitler as he led Nazi Germany during World War II. A new book takes a deeper look at these revelations. Historian David Kertzer, author of “The Pope At War: The Secret History of Pope Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler,” joins Amna Nawaz to discuss.
Correction: The headline of this video has been updated to correct the spelling of Adolf.
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