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Unam Sanctam
During the conflict that divided Philip IV the Fair and Boniface VIII, the latter published on 18 Nov. 1302 a bull dealing with the relations between temporal… -
Unamuno, Miguel de
Spanish writer, b. in Bilbao on 29 Sept. 1864, d. in Salamanca on 31 Dec. 1937. He taught Greek literature at the University of Salamanca. Exiled to the Canary… -
Unbelief (INCREDULITÀ)
Term used in theology to indicate the absence or the repudiation of the supernatural virtue of faith: it is therefore a form of infidelity. If the lack of… -
Unbelievers (INFEDELI)
This name designates adults without Baptism. From the theological point of view, the problem of their salvation is important; from the juridical point of view… -
Unborn Child (NASCITURO)
A human being is capable of being the subject of rights from the moment of his birth. Nevertheless, quite apart from the debated question whether man's… -
Uncial and Semi-Uncial Scripts (ONCIALE E SEMIONCIALE, SCRITTURE)
The term "u." is found used for the first time by St. Jerome (preface to the book of Job: PL 28, 1142), to indicate generically, it seems, large-sized… -
Unconscious (INCONSCIO)
INCONSCIO: v. PSICANALISI. -
Unconscious and Subconscious (INCOSCIENTE E SUBCOSCIENTE)
INCOSCIENTE e SUBCOSCIENTE: v. PSICANALISI. -
Underworld of the Dead (MORTI, MONDO SOTTERRANEO DEI)
The underworld of the dead, designated by the term "Inferi" (Infernal regions), does not carry the idea of a dark place of punishment, as might appear from its… -
Undset, Sigrid
Norwegian novelist, b. at Kallundborg (Denmark) on 20 May 1882, d. at Lillehammer (Norway) on 10 June 1949. Her father was a distinguished Norwegian… -
Undue Enrichment (ARRICCHIMENTO INDEBITO)
Unjust enrichment without cause occurs whenever someone, without a cause recognized by law, derives some patrimonial profit to another's detriment, without… -
Unemployment (DISOCCUPAZIONE)
This means the condition of the worker who, against his will, finds himself without remunerative occupation. The phenomenon assumes the importance of a social… -
UNESCO (UNESCO)
It is one of the bodies created by the UN (United Nations Organization) in fulfillment of the obligation imposed by the Charter (art. 13, letter h) on the… -
Unfaithfulness, V (INFEDELTÀ, V)
INFIDELITY, v. FAITH, SINS against. HELL: I. DESCENT OF CHRIST into: v. LIMBO; PILATE; APOCRYPHA of; II. For non-Christian religions: v. DEAD, UNDERWORLD of… -
Ungarelli, Luigi
Barnabite, one of the first Italian Egyptologists, b. in Bologna on 14 February 1779, d. in Rome on 21 August 1845. Having moved to Rome as master of novices… -
Unification (UNIFICAZIONE)
The spontaneous tendency and reasoned purpose of individuals and of society, aimed at balancing the growing complexity and the growing dissipations that derive… -
"Unigenitus", Bull (UNIGENITUS, BOLLA)
Under the title Unigenitus Dei filius, Clement XI published on Sept. 8, 1713, the bull condemning 101 propositions extracted from the book Réflexions morales… -
Union of Fribourg (UNIONE DI FRIBURGO)
An association of European Catholics who studied social problems, established at the end of the last century, which through periodic conferences held at… -
Union of Italian Catholic Jurists (U.G.C.I.) (UNIONE GIURISTI CATTOLICI ITALIANI (U. G. C. I.))
UNIONE GIURISTI CATTOLICI ITALIANI (U. G. C. I.): v. OPERE CATTOLICHE COORDINATE ALL'AZIONE CATTOLICA ITALIANA. -
Union of Men of Catholic Action (UNIONE UOMINI DI AZIONE CATTOLICA)
It is the men's organization of adult militants in Italian Catholic Action (v.). According to the current Statute (Oct. 11, 1946), it is formed by "married men… -
Union of Saint Catherine of Siena of the Missionary School (UNIONE DI SANTA CATERINA DA SIENA DELLE MISSIONARIE DELLA SCUOLA)
Founded at Gubbio in 1924 by Luigia Tincani (Sister Maria of St. Catherine). They received the decree of praise from the Holy See on 6 February 1934. The… -
Union of South Africa (UNIONE SUDAFRICANA)
I. GEOGRAPHY. - A Dominion (since 1910) forming part of the British Commonwealth and consisting of a federation of four units (provinces), of very different… -
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) (UNIONE DELLE REPUBBLICHE SOCIALISTE SOVIETICHE (U.R.S.S.))
The use of the abbreviation U.S.S.R. dates back to 30 Dec. 1926 (in Russian S.S.S.R., or, in Cyrillic characters, C.C.C.P., that is "Sojuz Sozialist-česciich… -
Union [of the Orientals] (UNIONE [DEGLI ORIENTALI])
UNIONE [DEGLI ORIENTALI]: v. ORIENTE CRISTIANO. -
Union of Women of Catholic Action (UNIONE DONNE DI AZIONE CATTOLICA)
The U. Donne di Azione Cattolica arose in 1908, when in Italy too women's forces were gradually asserting themselves with innovative programs and necessarily… -
Union (Protestant) (UNIONE (PROTESTANTE))
A defensive league concluded in Bavarian Swabia on 16 May 1608 between the representative of the Elector Palatine Christian of Anhalt, the Duke of Württemberg… -
Unions of States (UNIONI DI STATI)
Two or more States may voluntarily, and in a more or less stable manner, cooperate for general purposes of common interest. If the cooperation is governed by… -
Unitarian Brothers (FRATELLI UNITORI)
Armenian religious (Elbarg Miabanolq), founded in the first half of the fourteenth century by John of Qina, converted to the Catholic faith by the Dominican… -
Unitarians (UNITARI)
UNITARI: v. ANTITRINITARI. -
Unitas
An international association of Catholics, founded in Rome on the initiative of a group of professors and writers, priests and laymen, which aims to work for… -
United Nations Organization (ORGANIZZAZIONE DELLE NAZIONI UNITE)
It is the international body created after the Second World War along the lines of the League of Nations (v.). I. HISTORY. — A first hint of the intention of… -
United States (U.S.A.) (STATI UNITI (U. S. A.))
A confederation of 48 states, one federal district (D. C.) and two territories (Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands), on which depend, in America, Puerto Rico, the… -
Unity and Physical Dimensions (UNITÀ E DIMENSIONI FISICHE)
The notion of the measurement of certain quantities, in particular of lengths, areas, weights, and hence of the choice of the respective units of measurement… -
Unity of Marriage (UNITÀ DEL MATRIMONIO)
UNITÀ DEL MATRIMONIO: V. POLIANDRIA; POLICINIA. -
Unity of the Church (UNITÀ DELLA CHIESA)
The Church is one, that is, undivided in herself and distinct from every other society. Therefore unity is an essential property of the Church and one of her… -
Universal Consent (CONSENSO UNIVERSALE)
It is the general agreement of human thought concerning truths of fact and first principles of immediate evidence, or even concerning certain derived truths… -
Universalists (UNIVERSALISTI)
A Protestant sect derived from Congregationalism or Brownism. The Brownists taught that each local church is independent, whence the name "Independents"… -
Universal Priestly Alliance of the Friends of the Sacred Heart (ALLEANZA SACERDOTALE UNIVERSALE DEGLI AMICI DEL SACRO CUORE)
An association owing to the inspiration of Mother Louise-Margaret Claret de la Touche, who, as can be gathered from her diary, felt herself called from 1902 to… -
Universe (UNIVERSO)
It is the totality of everything that exists in space and time; also called "world," which in itself means a part of the U. In the earliest Greek poets the… -
Universes (UNIVERS)
Newspaper founded in Paris by Abbé Migne, first published on 3 November 1833 under the title L'Univers religieux; it acquired fame and growing circulation… -
University (UNIVERSITÀ)
In the sense that is now exclusive to the word, it is the school of higher order in which, according to prevailing practice, letters and sciences are publicly… -
University Faculty (FACOLTÀ UNIVERSITARIA)
The expression can be explained historically in two senses. According to the first and simpler one, by facultas was meant the license (facultas) ubique… -
Unleavened (AZIMO)
The Old Testament alludes to unleavened bread on the occasion of hasty flight (Gen. 19, 3; Ex. 12, 34; I Sam. 28, 24); this circumstance caused the use of… -
Unterlinden
Famous Dominican monastery at Colmar in Alsace, diocese of Basel (today Strasbourg), under the patronage of St. John the Baptist. The community, founded at… -
Unworthy (INDEGNI)
From Lat. indignus, "unworthy," "not deserving"; morally, it is one to whom the Sacraments cannot be administered or ecclesiastical offices or benefices (v.)…