Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty: Rescuer of Jews, Allies, and … Nazis?

This Irish priest with a love for golf became a vital part of the Rome Escape Line in WWII. Gregory Peck played him in 'The Scarlet and the Black.'Monsignor Hugh Joseph O’Flaherty, Head Notary of the Holy Office (now known as the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith), saved more than 6,500 Jews and Read More…

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