Delay in release of Vatican war documents
The Vatican will be unable to meet its promised New Year’s Day target for the release of documents on the Holy See’s relations with Germany in the years leading up to Second World War, saying it is overwhelmed by the huge mass of material.
It now plans to make the material available in mid-February as part of Pope John Paul’s wishes to show the Vatican “has nothing to fear,” said the Rev Sergio Pagano, head of the Vatican archives.
