Books: a fascinating insight into the Vatican’s perspectives on events leading to war

The Vatican and War

How two popes named Pius took different approaches 

to powers threatening peace in Europe.

by FATHER ZYGMUNT ZIELINSKI

This book has a lot to recommend it. Its historical perspective differs from most books on the period by going back 20 years and focusing on Pius XI rather than his successor. Fattorini had access to Vatican sources that were previously less well known. She uses lots of them — not just about the final decision, but notes and memoirs leading up to them, which gives us a fuller picture of the events and people who shaped them. While thoroughly documented, Fattorini’s references are sometimes overpowering.

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