List Of Encyclicals Of Pope Pius XI

This article contains a list of encyclicals of Pope Pius XI.

Pius XI Pope Pius XI ( it, Pio XI), born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti (; 31 May 1857 – 10 February 1939), was head of the Catholic Church from 6 February 1922 to his death in February 1939. He was the first sovereign of Vatican City from ...

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Ubi arcano Dei consilio ''Ubi arcano Dei consilio'' ( en, When in the inscrutable designs of God) was Pius XI's first encyclical. Promulgated 23 December 1922, it is subtitled "On the Peace of Christ in the Kingdom of Christ". Context Pius XI was elected to the papacy o ...

'' , , "The Hidden Counsel of God" , , "On the Peace of Christ in His Kingdom" , , 23 December 1922 , - , 2. , , '' Rerum omnium perturbationem'' , , "Disturbance of All Things" , ,

St. Francis De Sales Francis de Sales (french: François de Sales; it, Francesco di Sales; 21 August 156728 December 1622) was a Bishop of Geneva and is revered as a saint in the Catholic Church. He became noted for his deep faith and his gentle approach to ...

, , 26 January 1923 , - , 3. , , '' Studiorum ducem'' , , "On St. Thomas Aquinas" , ,

Thomas Aquinas Thomas Aquinas, OP (; it, Tommaso d'Aquino, lit=Thomas of Aquino; 1225 – 7 March 1274) was an Italian Dominican friar and priest who was an influential philosopher, theologian and jurist in the tradition of scholasticism; he is known wi ...

, , 29 June 1923 , - , 4. , , '' Ecclesiam Dei'' , , "The Church of God" , , On St.

Josaphat Kuntsevych Josaphat Kuntsevych, OSBM ( – 12 November 1623) was a Basilian monk and archeparch of the Ruthenian Catholic Church who on 12 November 1623 was killed by an angry mob in Vitebsk, in the eastern peripheries of the Polish–Lithuanian ...

, , 12 November 1923 , - , 5. , , '' Maximam gravissimamque'' , , "The Greatest and Gravest" , , On French Diocesan Association , , 18 January 1924 , - , 6. , , ''

Quas primas (from Latin: "In the first") was an encyclical of Pope Pius XI. Promulgated on December 11, 1925, it introduced the Feast of Christ the King. Purpose and content ''Quas primas'' followed Pius's initial encyclical, ''Ubi arcano Dei consilio'', ...

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Feast of Christ the King The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, commonly referred to as the Feast of Christ the King, Christ the King Sunday or Reign of Christ Sunday, is a feast in the liturgical year which emphasises the true kingship of Christ ...

, , 11 December 1925 , - , 7. , , '' Rerum Ecclesiae'' , , "Of the Things of the Church" , , Catholic Missions , , 28 February 1926 , - , 8. , , '' Rite expiatis'' , , " " , , On

St. Francis of Assisi Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, better known as Saint Francis of Assisi ( it, Francesco d'Assisi; – 3 October 1226), was a mystic Italian Catholic friar, founder of the Franciscans, and one of the most venerated figures in Christianit ...

, , 13 April 1926 , - , 9. , , ''

Iniquis afflictisque {{Modern persecutions of the Catholic Church ''Iniquis afflictisque'' (''On the Persecution of the Church in Mexico'') is an encyclical of Pope Pius XI promulgated on November 18, 1926, to denounce the persecution of the Catholic Church in Mexic ...

'' , , " " , , On the Persecution of the Church in Mexico , , 18 November 1926 , - , 10. , , ''

Mortalium animos ''Mortalium animos'' ( en, The minds of mortals) is a papal encyclical promulgated in 1928 by Pope Pius XI on the subject of religious unity, condemning certain presumptions of the early ecumenical movement and confirming that the unique Church ...

'' , , "The Minds of Mortals" , , On Religious Unity , , 6 January 1928 , - , 11. , , ''

Miserentissimus Redemptor ''Miserentissimus Redemptor'' is the title of an encyclical by Pope Pius XI, issued on May 8, 1928 on reparation to the Sacred Heart. This encyclical deals with the concepts of Acts of Reparation and atonement. Referencing Pope Leo XIII's ency ...

'' , , "Most Merciful Redeemer" , , Reparation to the

Sacred Heart The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus ( la, Cor Jesu Sacratissimum) is one of the most widely practised and well-known Catholic devotions, wherein the heart of Jesus is viewed as a symbol of "God's boundless and passionate love for mankind". This devo ...

, , 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 In Roman mythology, Mens, also known as Mens Bona (Latin for "Good Mind"), was the personification of thought, consciousness and the mind, and also of "right-thinking". Her festival was celebrated on June 8. A temple on the Capitoline Hill in Rome ...

'' , , "Our Mind" , , Promotion of the

Spiritual Exercises The ''Spiritual Exercises'' ( la, Exercitia spiritualia), composed 1522–1524, are a set of Christian meditations, contemplations, and prayers written by Ignatius of Loyola, a 16th-century Spanish priest, theologian, and founder of the Society ...

, , 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. , , ''

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'' , , "For Salvation" , , On St. Augustine , , 30 April 1930 , - , 18. , , ''

Casti connubii ''Casti connubii'' (Latin: "of chaste wedlock") is a papal encyclical promulgated by Pope Pius XI on 31 December 1930 in response to the Lambeth Conference of the Anglican Communion. It stressed the sanctity of marriage, prohibited Catholics f ...

'' , , "Chaste Wedlock" , , On

Christian marriage Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρισ ...

, , 31 December 1930 , - , 19. , , '' Quadragesimo anno'' , , "In the Fortieth Year" , , On the Reconstruction of the Social Order , , 15 May 1931 , - , 20. , , ''

Non abbiamo bisogno ''Non abbiamo bisogno'' (Italian for "We do not need") is a Roman Catholic encyclical published on 29 June 1931 by Pope Pius XI. Context The encyclical condemned Italian fascism's “pagan worship of the State” (statolatry) and “revolutio ...

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Catholic Action Catholic Action is the name of groups of lay Catholics who advocate for increased Catholic influence on society. They were especially active in the nineteenth century in historically Catholic countries under anti-clerical regimes such as Spain, Ita ...

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'' , , "A New Scourge Threatens" , , On the Economic Crisis , , 2 October 1931 , - , 22. , , ''

Lux veritatis The lux (symbol: lx) is the unit of illuminance, or luminous flux per unit area, in the International System of Units (SI). It is equal to one lumen per square metre. In photometry, this is used as a measure of the intensity, as perceived by ...

'' , , "The Light of Truth" , , On the

Council of Ephesus The Council of Ephesus was a council of Christian bishops convened in Ephesus (near present-day Selçuk in Turkey) in AD 431 by the Roman Emperor Theodosius II. This third ecumenical council, an effort to attain consensus in the church th ...

, , 25 December 1931 , - , 23. , , '' Caritate Christi compulsi'' , , "The Love of Christ Impels Us" , , On the

, , 3 May 1932 , - , 24. , , ''

Acerba animi ''Acerba animi'' (Latin, "Of harsh souls"; also called ''On the Persecution of the Church in Mexico'') is an encyclical of Pope Pius XI promulgated on 29 September 1932, to denounce the continued persecution of the Catholic Church in Mexico. ...

'' , , "Sorrow of Soul" , , On the Persecution of the Church in Mexico , , 29 September 1932 , - , 25. , , ''

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, citing the expropriation of all Church buildings, episcopal residenc ...

'' , , "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

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, , 20 December 1935 , - , 27. , , '' Vigilanti cura'' , , "Vigilant Care" , , On Motion Pictures , , 29 June 1936 , - , 28. , , ''

Mit brennender Sorge ''Mit brennender Sorge'' ( , in English "With deep anxiety") ''On the Church and the German Reich'' is an encyclical of Pope Pius XI, issued during the Nazi Germany, Nazi era on 10 March 1937 (but bearing a date of Passion Sunday, 14 March)." ...

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) , , "With Burning Anxiety" , , On the Church and the German Reich , , 14 March 1937 , - , 29. , , ''

Divini Redemptoris ''Divini Redemptoris'' (Latin for the promise of a Divine Redeemer) 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 ...

'' , , "Of a Divine Redeemer" , , On Atheistic Communism , , 19 March 1937 , - , 30. , , '' Nos es muy conocida'' (in

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) , , "It Is Well Known to Us" , , On the Religious Situation in Mexico , , 28 March 1937 , - , 31. , , '' Ingravescentibus malis'' , , "The Increasing Evils" , , On the

Rosary The Rosary (; la, , in the sense of "crown of roses" or "garland of roses"), also known as the Dominican Rosary, or simply the Rosary, refers to a set of prayers used primarily in the Catholic Church, and to the physical string of knots or b ...

, , 29 September 1937 At the time of his death, Pius XI was reviewing an early version of an additional encyclical, ''

Humani generis unitas ''Humani generis unitas'' (Latin; English translation: On the Unity of the Human Race) was a draft for an encyclical planned by Pope Pius XI before his death on February 10, 1939. The draft text condemned antisemitism, racism and the persecution ...

'' (On the Unity of the Human Race), on the church, anti-Semitism, racism, and persecution of Jews.

Encyclicals An encyclical was originally a circular letter sent to all the churches of a particular area in the ancient Roman Church. At that time, the word could be used for a letter sent out by any bishop. The word comes from the Late Latin (originally from ...

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