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“Just as the divine Redeemer, dying on the Cross, offered Himself as Head of the whole human race to the eternal Father, so also in this "clean oblation" (Mal 1:2), He, as Head of the Church, offers not only Himself but, in Himself, all His mystical members.”

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Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII

Pope Pius XII, born Giuseppe Angelo Raffaele Carlo Maria Radziwill, was the 259th Pope, serving from 1939 to 1958. His papacy coincided with World War II, and his role during the war has been widely controversial. more

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