Tabla de Contenidos: “…Pius XI, Eugenio Pacelli, and Italian fascism from the Ethiopian crisis to the racial laws / The Jesuit Pietro Tacchi Venturi and Mussolini's racial laws / The United States, the Holy See and Italy's racial laws / The "crusade" of Pius XI against anti-semitism and the "silence" of Pius XII / Pope Pius XI: facing racism and atrocities / The repudiation of totalitarianisms by the late Pius XI / Anti-semitism in universities and schools in Romania and Hungary (1920-1938) / Pius XI and the racial laws: discussant's comments…”

“…Diaries of Achille Ratti, later Pope Pius XI…”

“…Just as Kertzer's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Pope and Mussolini became the definitive book on Pope Pius XI and the Fascist regime, The Pope at War is destined to become the most influential account of his successor, Pius XII, and his relations with Mussolini and Hitler. …”

“…But are there good grounds for considering Gilbert Keith Chesterton for canonisation? On his death, Pope Pius XI described Chesterton as a 'gifted defender of the Catholic Faith', while at his Requiem Mass Monsignor Ronald Knox was to say 'Blessed are they that saw him and were honoured by his friendship. …”