Food and supplies were delivered by the Vatican throughout Italy and Europe to the ecclesiastical facilities,
including convents and rectories sheltering Jews who had no ration cards. It was only with the Pope’s
permission that cloister was broken to allow men into convents and women into rectories. Head of the
Papal Household, Sr. Pascalina Lehnert, was in put in charge of the distribution of food and supplies to all
of the ecclesiastical houses in Rome by Pope Pius XII. Below are photos of the Vatican trucks that would
distribute supplies throughout Italy to support the refugees being protected. Much of the food came from
South America.
Source: Pope Pius XII and World War II: The Documented Truth
