Das Heft schildert den irischen Priester Hugh O'Flaherty (1898-1963), der seit 1938 am deutschen Kolleg am Campo Santo Teutonico im Vatikan wohnte und nebenan in der Glaubenskongregation arbeitete. Während der Monate der deutschen Besatzung in Rom vom September 1943 bis zum Juni 1944 verhalf er über 6.000 Menschen, darunter vielen Juden, zur Flucht vor den nationalsozialistischen Häschern. Seine Organisationszentrale war sein Zimmer im deutschen Kolleg. Die Autoren zeigen detailliert, wie die Lebensverhältnisse am Campo Santo Teutonico in dieser gefährlichen Zeit waren und wie O'Flaherty...

The booklet portrays the Irish priest Hugh O'Flaherty (1898-1963), who lived at the German College at Campo Santo Teutonico in the Vatican from 1938 and worked next door in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. During the months of German occupation in Rome from September 1943 to June 1944, he helped over 6,000 people, including many Jews, escape from the Nazi henchmen. His organizational headquarters was his room in the German college. The authors show in detail what living conditions were like at the Campo Santo Teutonico during this dangerous time and how O'Flaherty was able to...