Robert A. Graham (right) July 1992 at wedding at Annunciation Church in Washington, DC.
The son of Charlie Graham, a former professional baseball player for the Boston Red Sox and part owner of the San Francisco Seals, Graham joined the California province of the Jesuits as a young man. He was ordained priest in 1941 and was soon sent to New York City to work on the Jesuit weekly, America, where he remained for two decades. In 1952, he gained a doctorate in political science and international law from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva during a sabbatical.
In 1959, his book, Vatican Diplomacy: A Study of Church and State on the International Plane, was published.
To counter growing attacks, in 1965 the Vatican began publication of some of its wartime documents in a series of books edited by a Jesuit team, Actes et Documents du Saint Siège relatifs à la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Graham joined them in Rome in 1966 from the third volume (eleven would eventually be published by the project's completion in 1981. In 1968, Graham published a book, The Pope and Poland in World War II, a summary of Volume III of the Actes, which deals with the Church in Poland.
Graham often published the findings of his research for La Civiltà Cattolica, the Jesuit-run, Catholic journal in Italy. In 1996, Graham published English translations of some of his La Civilta Cattolica articles in his book, The Vatican and Communism During World War: What Really Happened.[1]
Graham often wrote a column for Columbia, the official magazine of the Knights of Columbus.
In matters regarding Pius XII, he worked with Raimondo Spiazzi. The New York Times quoted Graham "I am 79, I thought I ought to unload this stuff, before I pop off"[2] Graham remained in Rome until illness struck in 1996, when he returned to his native California. He died in 1997, aged 84, leaving behind a large body of published and unpublished work.
PublicationsEdit
Alvarez, David and Graham, Robert A. Nothing Sacred: Nazi Espionage Against the Vatican, 1939-1945, Routledge, 1997.
Graham, Robert A, The Vatican and Communism during World War II, What Really Happened, Ignatius Press, 1996.
Graham. Robert A. The Pope in Poland in World War Two, Veritas, 1968
Graham, Robert A., Vatican Diplomacy: A Study of Church & State on the International Plane, Princeton University Press, 1959.
ReferencesEdit
^Graham, Robert. "The Vatican and Communism During World War II: What Really Happened" (1996), p. 7, in PDF at Google Books
robert, graham, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, october, 2009, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, r. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations October 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Robert Andrew Graham SJ March 11 1912 Sacramento California February 11 1997 Los Gatos California was an American Jesuit priest and World War II historian of the Catholic Church He was a vigorous defender of Pope Pius XII over accusations that he had failed to do what he could to defend the Jews and others persecuted by the Nazis Robert A Graham right July 1992 at wedding at Annunciation Church in Washington DC The son of Charlie Graham a former professional baseball player for the Boston Red Sox and part owner of the San Francisco Seals Graham joined the California province of the Jesuits as a young man He was ordained priest in 1941 and was soon sent to New York City to work on the Jesuit weekly America where he remained for two decades In 1952 he gained a doctorate in political science and international law from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva during a sabbatical In 1959 his book Vatican Diplomacy A Study of Church and State on the International Plane was published To counter growing attacks in 1965 the Vatican began publication of some of its wartime documents in a series of books edited by a Jesuit team Actes et Documents du Saint Siege relatifs a la Seconde Guerre mondiale Graham joined them in Rome in 1966 from the third volume eleven would eventually be published by the project s completion in 1981 In 1968 Graham published a book The Pope and Poland in World War II a summary of Volume III of the Actes which deals with the Church in Poland Graham often published the findings of his research for La Civilta Cattolica the Jesuit run Catholic journal in Italy In 1996 Graham published English translations of some of his La Civilta Cattolica articles in his book The Vatican and Communism During World War What Really Happened 1 Graham often wrote a column for Columbia the official magazine of the Knights of Columbus In matters regarding Pius XII he worked with Raimondo Spiazzi The New York Times quoted Graham I am 79 I thought I ought to unload this stuff before I pop off 2 Graham remained in Rome until illness struck in 1996 when he returned to his native California He died in 1997 aged 84 leaving behind a large body of published and unpublished work Publications EditAlvarez David and Graham Robert A Nothing Sacred Nazi Espionage Against the Vatican 1939 1945 Routledge 1997 Graham Robert A The Vatican and Communism during World War II What Really Happened Ignatius Press 1996 Graham Robert A The Pope in Poland in World War Two Veritas 1968 Graham Robert A Vatican Diplomacy A Study of Church amp State on the International Plane Princeton University Press 1959 References Edit Graham Robert The Vatican and Communism During World War II What Really Happened 1996 p 7 in PDF at Google Books New York Times February 17 1997 p 31External links EditRobert Graham S J Defense of Jews and Others Catholic Answers How Pius XII Protected Jews Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert A Graham amp oldid 1179965303, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
