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Jul 1, 2024 · Dec. 8, 2020, marks the 150th anniversary of Blessed Pius IX proclaiming St. Joseph as “Patron of the Universal Church.” The timing was providential, for several reasons. The date also celebrated the 16th anniversary of Pius IX’s proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception.
2 days ago · Painting of Pope Pius IX, 1847. Pius IX was the last pope who also functioned as a secular ruler and the monarch of the Papal States, ruling over some 3 million subjects from 1846 to 1870, when the newly founded Kingdom of Italy seized the remaining areas of the Papal States by force of
6 days ago · When Pope Pius IX declared the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary on Dec. 8, 1854, he had a golden crown added to the mosaic of Mary, Virgin Immaculate, in the Chapel of the Choir in St. Peter’s Basilica.
6 days ago · During the subsequent period of the “Roman Question,” which lasted until 1929, the official position of the church was that the pope was a “prisoner” in the Vatican. Even before the promulgation of the dogma of infallibility, Pope Pius had exercised the authority that it conferred on him.
Jul 1, 2024 · In the midst of the conflict, Merlini proposed to Pope Pius IX the creation of a universal feast dedicated to the Precious Blood to seek divine intervention for peace. On June 30, 1849, Pope Pius IX announced his intention to establish such a feast.
6 days ago · Over time the Church developed various feasts of the Precious Blood, but it wasn’t until the 19th century when a universal feast was established. During the First Italian War for Independence in 1849, Pope Pius IX went into exile to Gaeta.
Jun 17, 2024 · Over time, this devotion gained momentum, and in 1756, Pope Clement XIII granted official endorsement. Yet, it was during the papacy of Pope Pius IX in 1856 that the feast attained universal obligatory status within the Catholic Church, fixed on the Friday following Corpus Christi.
