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2 days ago · Pope Pius IX ( Italian: Pio IX, Pio Nono; born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti; [a] 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878) was head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878. His reign of 32 years is the second longest of any pope in history, behind that of Saint Peter.
2 days ago · Pope Pius IX. Few popes of modern times have presided over so momentous a series of decisions and actions as Pius IX (reigned 1846–78), whose early liberalism was ended by the shock of the Revolutions of 1848.
Jul 17, 2024 · Learn about the remarkable life and papacy of Blessed Pope Pius IX, the second longest-reigning pope in history. He faced political and doctrinal challenges, defined the Immaculate Conception, and convened the First Vatican Council.
1 day ago · Pope Pius XI ( Italian: Pio XI ), born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti ( Italian: [amˈbrɔ:dʒo daˈmja:no aˈkille ˈratti]; 31 May 1857 – 10 February 1939), was the Bishop of Rome and supreme pontiff of the Catholic Church from 6 February 1922 to 10 February 1939.
Jul 18, 2024 · Pius IX’s successor, Pope Leo XIII, went on to dedicate an encyclical letter to devotion to St. Joseph, “Quamquam pluries.” “Joseph became the guardian, the administrator, and the legal defender of the divine house whose chief he was,” Leo XIII wrote in the encyclical published in 1889.
6 days ago · The Immaculate Conception, a solemnity celebrated on December 8, is the patronal feast of the United States. In 1854, Pope Pius IX's solemn declaration, Ineffabilis Deus (link al documento que...
Jul 2, 2024 · On February 7th 1878, Pope Pius IX died. His pontificate had lasted almost thirty two years, making him the longest-reigning pope in the history of the papacy. Only three popes have reigned for twenty-five years or more; the other two are his immediate successor Leo XIII (r. 1878-1903) and John Paul II (r. 1978-2005).
