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Pius XII served as pope from 1939 to 1958; photograph by Yousuf Karsh.
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Before he became Pope Pius XII, Eugenio Pacelli was the legate nuncio to Germany.
Eugenio Pacelli (in robes at left) meeting with German automaker Wilhelm von Opel...
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