Pope Leo XIV has invited the Jesuit review La Civiltà Cattolica to embrace its mission of "perceiving the gaze of Christ upon the world, cultivating it, communicating it, and bearing witness to it." He met with the editorial staff of the Jesuit review on the occasion of its 175th anniversary. La Civiltà Cattolica is one of the oldest magazines still in existence, founded on 6 April 1850 at the request of Blessed Pope Pius IX, and it has become an instrument for interpreting history, politics, cu

Pope Leo XIV has invited the Jesuit review La Civiltà Cattolica to embrace its mission of "perceiving the gaze of Christ upon the world, cultivating it, communicating it, and bearing witness to it." He met with the editorial staff of the Jesuit review on the occasion of its 175th anniversary. La Civiltà Cattolica is one of the oldest magazines still in existence, founded on 6 April 1850 at the request of Blessed Pope Pius IX, and it has become an instrument for interpreting history, politics, cu

The Vision for a United Italy: Pope Pius IX's Impact Initially, Pope Pius IX was seen as a potential leader for a unified Italy due to his liberal reforms. Nationalists hoped he would head a federation of Italian states. However, his views shifted after the 1848 revolutions. He became wary of radical nationalism and opposed a unified Italy that threatened the Papal States' autonomy. While his early reforms sparked hope, his later opposition ultimately hindered the unification process, making him

The dogma of the Immaculate Conception is the third Marian dogma declared by the Church.⁣ ⁣ In the document, Ineffabilis Deus, Blessed Pope Pius IX declared that Our Lady was preserved from original sin, including personal sin, from the moment of her conception in the womb of her mother, St. Anne. | Cathedral of Christ the King

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