New Jersey nun writes coloring book on life of Pope Pius XII

Published: 2004-05-10

ROME (CNS) -- Of the myriad books -- pro and con -- written about Pope Pius XII in recent years, "Pius XII: The Children's Pope" is certainly one-of-a-kind. It is a coloring book with a narrative text that touches on the late pope's ecclesial career, his assignment as nuncio to Germany during the Nazi rise to power, his actions during the Holocaust and his relations with the United States -- all in 28 pages. Written by Sister Margherita Marchione, a member of the Religious Teachers Filippini order in Morristown, N.J., the coloring book has been released in two bilingual editions: English/Spanish in the United States and Italian/English in Italy. "I took a copy to (Pope John Paul II's) secretary, and he was delighted. I told him we should have it translated into Polish, too," Sister Marchione said during a visit to Rome in late April.

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