Blessed 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 ...

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As a simple baptized person, I thank you for your contribution to the proclamation of the faith, the Word, the Catechism of ...

The oldest pope was Leo XIII (1810-1903), who died at the age of 93 years and 140 days; the second oldest was Celestine III (1106-98), who died at the age of 92. In the weeks since Francis ...

In 1888, Pope Leo XIII sent a beautiful letter to the bishops of the United States, when the Italians were coming here, were migrating. And then the Pope, Pope Leo XIII, acknowledges the need for ...

In a church where hard-line traditionalists have feuded with Pope Francis, some see a need ... stacked in favor of the men who became Pius XII, Paul VI and Benedict XVI. Others have thrown curveballs.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) gets defensive when accused of being hostile to the concerns and freedoms of Christians, but there’s no denying the troubling track record. Everyone knows it.

Worthy of special note in this regard is Pope Leo XIII who on 1 September 1883 promulgated the Encyclical Supremi Apostolatus Officio , 3 a document of great worth, the first of his many ...