List of Encyclicals of Pope Pius XI
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This article contains a list of Encyclicals of Pope Pius XI. Pope Pius XI
issued 31 Papal Encyclical
s during his reign as Pope
and was considering one at his death (number 32 in this list):
Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI , born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, was Pope from 6 February 1922, and sovereign of Vatican City from its creation as an independent state on 11 February 1929 until his death on 10 February 1939...
issued 31 Papal Encyclical
Encyclical
An encyclical was originally a circular letter sent to all the churches of a particular area in the ancient Catholic Church. At that time, the word could be used for a letter sent out by any bishop...
s during his reign as Pope
Pope
The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...
and was considering one at his death (number 32 in this list):
| No. | Title (Latin Latin Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and... ) | Title (English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... translation) | Subject | Date | |
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| 1. | Ubi Arcano Dei Consilio Ubi Arcano Dei Consilio Ubi Arcano Dei Consilio was Pius XI's first encyclical. Promulgated in December 1922, it was directly related to his aim of Christianising all aspects of increasingly secular societies.This document inaugurated the "Catholic Action" movement... |
"The Hidden Counsel of God" | "On the Peace of Christ in His Kingdom" | 23 December 1922 | |
| 2. | Rerum Omnium Perturbationem | "All the Disturbing Things" | St. Francis De Sales | 26 January 1923 | |
| 3. | Studiorum Ducem | "On St. Thomas Aquinas" | Thomas Aquinas Thomas Aquinas Thomas Aquinas, O.P. , also Thomas of Aquin or Aquino, was an Italian Dominican priest of the Catholic Church, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism, known as Doctor Angelicus, Doctor Communis, or Doctor Universalis... |
29 June 1923 | |
| 4. | Ecclesiam Dei | "The Church of God" | On St. Jehosophat | 12 November 1923 | |
| 5. | Maximam Gravissimamque | "The Greatest and Gravest" | On French Diocesan Association | 18 January 1924 | |
| 6. | Quas Primas Quas Primas Quas Primas was an encyclical of Pope Pius XI. Promulgated on December 11, 1925, it introduced the Feast of Christ the King.The encyclical summarizes both the Old Testament and the New Testament teaching on the kingship of Christ... |
" " | On the Feast of Christ the King Feast of Christ the King The Feast of Christ the King is the last holy Sunday in the western liturgical calendar, celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church as well as many Anglicans, Lutherans, and other Mainline Protestants.-Origin and history in the Catholic Church:Pope Pius XI instituted the Feast of Christ the... |
11 December 1925 | |
| 7. | Rerum Ecclesiae | "Of the Things of the Church" | Catholic Missions | 8 February 1926 | |
| 8. | Rite Expiatis | " " | On St. Francis of Assisi | 13 April 1926 | |
| 9. | Iniquis Afflictisque Iniquis Afflictisque Iniquis Afflictisque is an encyclical of Pope Pius XI promulgated on November 18, 1926, to denounce the persecution of the Catholic Church in Mexico. It was one of three encyclicals concerning Mexico, including Acerba Animi and Firmissimam Constantiamque... |
" " | On the Persecution of the Church in Mexico | 18 November 1926 | |
| 10. | Mortalium Animos Mortalium Animos Mortalium Animos was a papal encyclical promulgated in 1928 by Pope Pius XI on the subject of religious unity, condemning certain presumptions of the early ecumenical movement.-External links:*... |
"The Minds of Mortals" | On Religious Unity | 6 January 1928 | |
| 11. | Miserentissimus Redemptor Miserentissimus Redemptor Miserentissimus Redemptor is the title of an encyclical by Pope Pius XI, issued on May 8, 1928. This encyclical deals with the concepts of Acts of Reparation and atonement... |
"Most Merciful Redeemer" | Reparation to the Sacred Heart Sacred Heart The Sacred Heart is one of the most famous religious devotions to Jesus' physical heart as the representation of His divine love for Humanity.... |
8 May 1928 | |
| 12. | Rerum Orientalium | "Of Eastern Things" | Promoting Oriental Studies | 8 September 1928 | |
| 13. | Divini Cultus | " " | On Divine Worship | 20 December 1928 | |
| 14. | Mens Nostra | "Our Mind" | Promotion of the Spiritual Exercises Spiritual Exercises Spiritual exercises may refer to:* Any spiritual practice dedicated towards increasing one's personal spirituality* Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola, a book of spiritual practices of the Roman Catholic Jesuit order... |
20 December 1929 | |
| 15. | Divini Illius Magistri | "That Divine Teacher" | On Christian Education | 31 December 1929 | |
| 16. | Quinquagesimo Ante | "Fifty Years Ago" | On His Priestly Jubilee | 23 December 1929 | |
| 17. | Ad Salutem | "For Salvation" | On St. Augustine St. Augustine -People:* Augustine of Hippo or Augustine of Hippo , father of the Latin church* Augustine of Canterbury , first Archbishop of Canterbury* Augustine Webster, an English Catholic martyr.-Places:*St. Augustine, Florida, United States... |
30 April 1930 | |
| 18. | Casti Connubii Casti Connubii Castī Connūbiī was a papal encyclical promulgated by Pope Pius XI on December 31, 1930 in response to the Lambeth Conference of the Anglican church. It stressed the sanctity of marriage, prohibited Catholics from using any form of artificial birth control, and reaffirmed the prohibition on abortion... |
"Chaste Wedlock" | On Christian marriage | 31 December 1930 | |
| 19. | Quadragesimo Anno Quadragesimo Anno Quadragesimo Anno is an encyclical written by Pope Pius XI, issued 15 May 1931, 40 years after Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum. Unlike Leo XIII, who addressed the condition of workers, Pius XI discusses the ethical implications of the social and economic order... |
"In the Fortieth Year" | On the Reconstruction of the Social Order | 15 May 1931 | |
| 20. | Non Abbiamo Bisogno Non Abbiamo Bisogno Non Abbiamo Bisogno is a Roman Catholic Church encyclical published on 29 June 1931 by Pope Pius XI. This encyclical begins with the Pope's protest against the Mussolini's closing of Italian Catholic Action and Catholic Youth organizations. In that same year... (Nobis Opus non Est) |
"We do not need" | Catholic Action Catholic Action Catholic Action was the name of many groups of lay Catholics who were attempting to encourage a Catholic influence on society.They were especially active in the nineteenth century in historically Catholic countries that fell under anti-clerical regimes such as Spain, Italy, Bavaria, France, and... in Italy |
29 June 1931 | |
| 21. | Nova Impendet | "A New Scourge Threatens" | On the Economic Crisis | 2 October 1931 | |
| 22. | Lux Veritatis | "The Light of Truth" | On the Council of Ephesus Council of Ephesus The First Council of Ephesus was the third ecumenical council of the early Christian Church, held in 431 at the Church of Mary in Ephesus, Asia Minor. The council was called amid a dispute over the teachings of Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople... |
25 December 1931 | |
| 23. | Caritate Christi Compulsi | "The Love of Christ Impels Us" | On the Sacred Heart Sacred Heart The Sacred Heart is one of the most famous religious devotions to Jesus' physical heart as the representation of His divine love for Humanity.... |
3 May 1932 | |
| 24. | Acerba Animi Acerba Animi Acerba Anima is an encyclical of Pope Pius XI promulgated on September, 29, 1932, to denounce the continued persecution of the Catholic Church in Mexico. It was the second of three encyclicals concerning persecution Mexico, including Iniquis Afflictisque and Firmissimam Constantiamque... |
"Sorrow of Soul" | On the Persecution of the Church in Mexico | 29 September 1932 | |
| 25. | Dilectissima Nobis Dilectissima Nobis Dilectissima Nobis: On Oppression Of The Church Of Spain is an encyclical issued by Pope Pius XI on June 3, 1933 in which he decried persecution of the Church in Spain, specifically naming the expropriation of all Church buildings, episcopal residences, parish houses, seminaries and... |
"Most Dear to Us" | On the Persecution of the Church in Spain | 3 June 1933 | |
| 26. | Ad Catholici Sacerdotii | "To the Summit of Catholic priesthood" | On the Catholic priesthood | 20 December 1935 | |
| 27. | Vigilanti Cura | "Vigilant Care" | On Motion Pictures | 29 June 1936 | |
| 28. | Mit Brennender Sorge Mit Brennender Sorge Mit brennender Sorge is a Catholic Church encyclical of Pope Pius XI, published on 10 March 1937 . Written in German, not the usual Latin, it was read from the pulpits of all German Catholic churches on one of the Church's busiest Sundays,... (Cura Ardens) |
"With Burning Anxiety" | On the Church and the German Reich | 14 March 1937 | |
| 29. | Divini Redemptoris Divini Redemptoris Divini Redemptoris is an anti-communist encyclical issued by Pope Pius XI. It was published on 19 March 1937. In this encyclical, the pope sets out to "expose once more in a brief synthesis the principles of atheistic Communism as they are manifested chiefly in bolshevism"... |
"Of a Divine Redeemer" | On Atheistic Communism | 19 March 1937 | |
| 30. | Nos Es Muy Conocida | "It Is Well Known to Us" | On the Religious Situation in Mexico | 28 March 1937 | |
| 31. | Ingravescentibus Malis | "The Increasing Evils" | On the Rosary Rosary The rosary or "garland of roses" is a traditional Catholic devotion. The term denotes the prayer beads used to count the series of prayers that make up the rosary... |
29 September 1937 | |
| 32. | Humani Generis Unitas Humani generis unitas Humani generis unitas was a planned encyclical of Pope Pius XI before his death on February 10, 1939, which condemned antisemitism, racism and the persecution of Jews... |
"On the Unity of the Human Race" | On the Church and Antisemitism, Racism and the Persecution of Jews | Never been promulgated |