The official acts of the Holy See and the collection of documents from the period of World War II are now available online

Texts that until now have only been available in hard copy in libraries are now accessible

at the Official Site of the Holy See www.vatican.va, in the “Resource Library” section.



Entire collections of the Actae Sanctae Sedis (A.S.S.) and of the Acta Apostolicae Sedis

(A.A.S.) - i.e., the official Acts of the Holy See from 1865 to 2007 - are available in pdf format,

as is the twelve-volume collection of the "Actes et documents du Saint-Siège relatifs à la Seconde

Guerre Mondiale", published by order of Paul VI starting in 1965, and edited by a specialised

group of four Jesuit historians.



These texts represent a documentary resource of inestimable value that is now at the disposal

of scholars and all interested persons, free of charge. It is a great contribution to research and

information on the history and activities of the Holy See.