Kertzer said the archives’ availability spurred him to embark on writing a biography of Pius XI and Mussolini, calling it “too tantalizing a topic not to write about.” Kertzer also capitalized on the ...

Historian David Kertzer won a Pulitzer Prize for his biography detailing how Benito Mussolini’s secret relationship with Pope Pius XI influenced the Italian dictator’s persecution of his ...

New Pius XII biography rejects anti-Semitism charge. By Reuters. August 9, 2007 9:10 PM UTC Updated May 28, 2007. By Philip Pullella ROME, May 28 (Reuters) - Accusations that ...

Kertzer said the archives’ availability spurred him to embark on writing a biography of Pius XI and Mussolini, calling it “too tantalizing a topic not to write about.” Kertzer also capitalized on the ...

BOSTON (JTA) — Historian David Kertzer won a Pulitzer Prize for his biography detailing how Benito Mussolini’s secret relationship with Pope Pius XI influenced the Italian dictator’s ...