Books by Sister Margherita Marchione

Pope Pius XII
El Papa Pio XII
Bilingual coloring book for children ages 5-9. A beautiful coloring book that teaches the highlights of Pope Pius XII's life, in English and Spanish.
Paulist Press, 2004,32 pp., $1.00

Man of Peace
Pope Pius XII
(With Study Guide)
A beautiful collection of historic photographs, sketches and documents portraying the life and works of Pope Pius XII. It captures his role as spiritual leader of the Catholic Church, celebrates his accomplishments and eloquently describes the salient periods of his life.
Paulist Press, Mahwah, N.J., 2003, 80 pp., $9.95

Shepherd of Souls: A Pictorial Life of Pope Pius XII
With more than 250 historic documents and photographs, the author’s research culminates with this coffee-table book as she takes us into the world of Pius XII, destroys the myths, proves that he saved countless victims of the Nazis and captures his humanity in a way that words cannot express.
Paulist Press/ Urbi et Orbi, 2002, 216 pp., $24.95.

Consensus and Controversy: Defending Pope Pius XII
This book gathers documentary and other first-hand evidence to show how Pope Pius XII and the Vatican protected Jews against the Nazis, took initiatives for peace, and became the target of the Nazis who branded Pius XII a "mouthpiece of the Jewish war criminals."
Paulist Press, 2002, 416 pp., $24.95.

Pope Pius XII: Architect for Peace
The author studies Pius XII’s political awareness and skills as he worked during World War II for peace, supporting and helping to locate prisoners of war, and denouncing crimes against minorities, especially the Jews of wartime Rome.
Paulist Press, Mahwah, N. J., 2000, 345pp., $22.95.

Yours Is a Precious Witness: Memoirs of Jews and Catholics in Wartime Italy
Drawing on documentary as well as anecdotal and oral research, the author traces the role of Pius XII and the Catholic Church in aiding the many Italians who attempted to rescue Jews from capture by the Nazis by opening the doors of convents, monasteries, and papal buildings where many were protected.
Paulist Press, Mahwah, N. J., 1997, 259 pp., $16.95.

The Fighting Nun: My Story
This volume humorously describes Sister Margherita’s both happy and difficult times up to the period of her bitter confrontation with John Cornwell, author of Hitler’s Pope, who unjustly condemns Pius XII’s so-called "silence" during the Holocaust.
Cornwall Books, London/New York, 2000, 240pp., $24.95.


Pope Pius XII
This book reveals his saintly life; how the people around him were impressed by his character, inspired by his faith and moved by his charity.
Ancora Editrice, Milano, 2003, 150 pp., $16.95

Books may be ordered from the Pope Pius XII Society, Pro Multis Books or EWTN book shop.