In Lent 1937 Pope Pius XI issued the encyclical "Mit brennender Sorge" (With burning sorrow) with the help of German bishops and Cardinal Pacelli (later Pope Pius XII).

Pope Pius XII inaugurated the site in 1957, more than two decades after Pope Pius XI pioneered Vatican Radio with Italian engineer and Nobel Prize winner Guglielmo Marconi in 1931.

Pope Pius XII inaugurated the site in 1957, more than two decades after Pope Pius XI pioneered Vatican Radio with Italian engineer and Nobel Prize winner Guglielmo Marconi in 1931.

In 1934, Pope Pius XI named him a “papal chamberlain.” During the War, he provided assistance to the diocesan curia of Lublin, particularly for charitable activities.

Only the Lateran Treaties of 1929 between dictator Benito Mussolini and Pope Pius XI guaranteed the sovereignty of the new small state of Vatican City, with the pope to serve as head of state.

In 1950 — nearly a century after Charles Darwin published “ On the Origin of Species ” — Pope Pius XII addressed the subject in the encyclical Humani Generis.

VATICAN CITY (WLS) -- Pope Leo XIV showed in the most public way possible that he is a White Sox fan. A photo taken at the Vatican on Wednesday showed him supporting his team.

Vatican City, Jun 11, 2025 / 09:12 am Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Fuzhou in China, the Holy See announced on Wednesday. The ...

Pope Leo XIV on Friday set Sept. 7 as the rescheduled date to canonize the Catholic Church’s first millennial-era saint Carlo Acutis.

Pope Leo XIV wore a Chicago White Sox hat while making a public appearance at the Vatican. Born Robert Prevost, the pope hails from Chicago and is a lifelong fan.

Among them, Quadragesimo Anno (Pope Pius XI, 1931), Mater et Magistra (Pope John XXIII, 1961) and Centesimus Annus (Pope John Paul II, 1991).