An allocution read on the occasion of the canonization of Pope St. Pius X, in 1954.
A letter sent by Pius XII to the Archbishop of Westminster, marking the centenary of John Henry Newman's reception into the Catholic Church.
Encyclical on Biblical studies. Promulgated 30 September, 1943. In plain text, 62K.
Encyclical condemns false irenicism and warns theologians against binding themselves to a particular philosophy without regard for the teaching of the Church. Promulgated 12 August, 1950. In plain text, justified.
April 13, 1941. Asks belligerants to spare civilians, and to refrain from escalating tactics of mass destruction.
Encyclical on devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, promulgated in 1956. Says that it is beneficial for all to consider the core of this devotion, namely, gratitude for divine love.
Encyclical on St. Benedict, promulgated 21 March, 1947.
Encyclical on the 350th anniversary of the reunion of the Ruthenian Church with Rome. Promulgated 23 December, 1945.
Encyclical on St. Bernard of Clairvaux, the last of the Fathers. Promulgated 24 May, 1953.
Encyclical mentions the theory of evolution and is famous for condemning polygenism. Promulgated 12 August, 1950. In HTML.
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