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Holy Silence
An Assignment from the Pope
In 1938, John LaFarge, a Jesuit priest from New England, was directed by Pope Pius XI to draft a papal encyclical that would denounce anti-Semitism and Adolf Hitler's campaign against the Jews.
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Take a fresh look at a topic that has sparked controversy for decades.