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“True science discovers God in an ever-increasing degree — as though God were waiting behind every door opened by science.”

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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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