Pius the Peacemaker.

Reports on the appointment of Pope Pius XII to the Papacy. Announcement made by the Pope regarding his interest in peace; Need to asses the probable effects of the evident desire of the College of Cardinals to have an active Pope with a strong interest in, and aptitude for, temporal affairs; Opposition of the Pope to German dictator Adolf Hitler's persecution of Catholics and Jews; Anxiety among progressive democrats about the open partisanship between the Vatican and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, for Spanish dictator Francisco Franco in Spain; Discussion of Pius XII's activities before he became the Pope.