Short account of his pontificate.
Biography of this pope, who died in 1878.
Short biography of this nineteenth-century pontiff.
Brief biographical profile of Pio Nono.
Illustrated profile. Includes a list of people he beatified or canonized.
No one doubts that Pius IX was a dedicated churchman. But he does not have a popular cultus. Article wonders aloud which quality of his predecessor it is that Pope John Paul II is holding up for emulation. [America]
Biographical article published in L'Osservatore Romano, 6 September 2000, and Pope John Paul II's homily at the beatification.
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