National Catholic Register

A Reappreciation of Pope Pius IX

On Feb. 7, we celebrate the feast day of Blessed Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, more popularly known of Blessed Pope Pius IX (who reigned as pope 1846-1878.) His cause for canonization, compared to ...
The New York Times

TO CANONIZE PIUS IX.; Pope Receives Surviving Witnesses of Supposed Miracle of 1855.

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National Catholic Register

St. Joseph, Proclaimed Patron of the Universal Church 150 Years Ago, Is Needed More Than Ever

Dec. 8, 2020, marks the 150th anniversary of Blessed Pius IX proclaiming St. Joseph as “Patron of the Universal Church.” The timing was providential, for several reasons. The date also celebrated the ...
Time

Religion: 21st Council

Is the Pope infallible? Are there times when his voice is the voice of God? Such a question could only be decided at an Ecumenical Council, and the question was decided at the last Ecumenical Council ...
The New York Times

A Letter from Pope Pius IX, to the Catholics of Chicago.

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