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Beatification of Francisco and Jacinta MartoSheperds of Fátima Homily of His Holiness John Paul II May 13, 2000 1. Father, ... to you I offer praise; for what you have hidden from the learned and the clever you have revealed to the merest children (Mt 11: 25). With these words, dear brothers and sisters, Jesus praises the heavenly Father for his designs;...

Pope Paul VI1963 -1978 Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini born 1897 Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini was born on September 26, 1897 at Concesio (Lombardy) of a wealthy family of the upper class. His father was a non-practicing lawyer turned editor and a courageous promoter of social action. Giovanni was a frail but intelligent child who received his early education...

Pope Gregory XIII Born: Hugo Buoncompagni Biography

Exsurge Domine Pope Leo X Bull Condemning the Errors of Martin Luther June 15, 1520 Arise, O Lord, and judge your own cause. Remember your reproaches to those who are filled with foolishness all through the day. Listen to our prayers, for foxes have arisen seeking to destroy the vineyard whose winepress you alone have trod. When you were about to ascend...

Quanto Conficiamur Moerore Encyclical of Pope Pius IXon Promotion of False Doctrines August 10, 1863 To Our Beloved Sons, S. R. E. Cardinals and to Our Venerable Brothers, the Archbishops and Bishops of Italy. Our Beloved Sons and Venerable Brothers, Greetings and Apostolic Benediction. How much cause we have to grieve over the most cruel and sacrilegious war brought upon the Catholic...

Apostolic Letters of Pope Paul VI Ecclesiae SanctaeMotu ProprioImplementing Four Council DecreesAugust 6, 1966 In Fructibus MultisMotu Propriowhich estabilished the Pontifical Commissionfor Social CommunicationsIn ItalianApril 2, 1964 Octogesima Advenienson the Occasion of the Eightieth Anniversaryof the Encyclical Rerum NovarumMay 14, 1971 Sacram LiturgiamIssued Motu ProprioJanuary 25, 1964