Pope Pius XII
Documents 68
40 encyclicals · 6 bulls · 6 decrees · 6 motu proprio · 4 apostolic constitutions · 3 briefs · 2 letters · 1 apostolic exhortation
- 22 July 1939 Bull Supremae — Erecting the Archdiocese of Washington and separating it from Baltimore
- 20 October 1939 Encyclical Summi Pontificatus — On the Unity of Human Society
- 1 November 1939 Encyclical Sertum laetitiae — On the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the hierarchy in the United States
- 11 November 1939 Brief Litteris suis — Abolishing the Privilege of Nobility of the Pian Order
- 9 April 1940 Decree Quo intra fines — Erecting the Apostolic Vicariate of Sassandra
- 13 June 1940 Encyclical Saeculo exeunte octavo — On the eighth centenary of the independence of Portugal
- 13 July 1940 Decree Quo Christi fidelium — Erecting the Territorial Prelature of Chapada, suffragan of Cuiabá
- 4 November 1941 Motu proprio Cum nobis — Establishing the Pontifical Work for Priestly Vocations
- 16 December 1941 Brief Ad Deum — Declaring St. Albert the Great Patron of Students of Natural Sciences
- 23 May 1943 Bull Inter praecipuas — Erecting the ecclesiastical provinces of Arequipa, Cusco and Trujillo
- 29 June 1943 Encyclical Mystici Corporis Christi — On the Mystical Body of Christ
- 30 September 1943 Encyclical Divino afflante Spiritu — On Promoting Biblical Studies
- 19 November 1943 Decree Maxima inter munera — Declaring Blessed Margaret of Hungary a saint
- 9 April 1944 Encyclical Orientalis Ecclesiae — On St. Cyril of Alexandria
- 4 May 1944 Decree Cultus liturgicus — Extending the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary to the universal Church
- 15 April 1945 Encyclical Communium interpretes dolorum — Appealing for prayers for peace during May
- 8 December 1945 Apostolic constitution Vacantis Apostolicae Sedis — On the vacancy of the Apostolic See and the election of the Roman Pontiff
- 23 December 1945 Encyclical Orientales omnes — On the Eastern Churches and the Ruthenian Church
- 6 January 1946 Encyclical Quemadmodum — Pleading for the care of the world’s destitute children
- 1 May 1946 Encyclical Deiparae Virginis Mariae — On the possibility of defining the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary as a dogma of faith
- 2 February 1947 Apostolic constitution Provida Mater Ecclesia — On Canonical Status and Secular Institutes for Acquiring Christian Perfection
- 21 March 1947 Encyclical Fulgens radiatur — On St. Benedict
- 9 July 1947 Decree Cum transactis — On the five-yearly report to be made by religious institutes
- 10 August 1947 Bull Ex Petri cathedra — Erecting the new Eparchy of Lycopolis for Copts in Egypt
- 15 November 1947 Bull Ad animarum bonum — Erecting the Diocese of Austin
- 15 November 1947 Decree Universi Dominici gregis — Separating the Archdiocese of Washington from Baltimore
- 20 November 1947 Encyclical Mediator Dei — On the Sacred Liturgy
- 16 December 1947 Motu proprio Animarum studio compulsi — Extending faculties for hearing confessions to priests traveling by air
- 18 December 1947 Encyclical Optatissima pax — Prescribing public prayers for social peace and for the end of war
- 12 March 1948 Motu proprio Primo feliciter — On the praise and confirmation of secular institutes
- 1 May 1948 Encyclical Auspicia quaedam — On public prayers for world peace and the solution of the problem of Palestine
- 7 August 1948 Bull Quae maiori — Erecting the Diocese of Caruaru
- 27 September 1948 Apostolic constitution Bis saeculari — On the Marian Congregations
- 24 October 1948 Encyclical In multiplicibus curis — On prayers for peace in Palestine
- 22 February 1949 Motu proprio Crebrae allatae — On the discipline of the sacrament of marriage for the Eastern Church
- 15 April 1949 Encyclical Redemptoris nostri cruciatus — On the holy places in Palestine
- 6 January 1950 Motu proprio Sollicitudinem nostram — On judicial procedure for the Eastern Church
- 12 March 1950 Encyclical Anni sacri — On a programme for combating atheistic propaganda
- 22 March 1950 Brief Romanorum Pontificum — On the donation of the Chapel of Eternal Wisdom to the University of Rome
- 13 May 1950 Letter Excultioribus templis — Elevating the church of St. Maternus in Walcourt to a minor basilica
- 19 July 1950 Encyclical Summi maeroris — On public prayers for peace
- 12 August 1950 Encyclical Humani generis — Concerning Some False Opinions Threatening to Undermine the Foundations of Catholic Doctrine
- 23 September 1950 Apostolic exhortation Menti nostrae — On the development of holiness in priestly life
- 1 November 1950 Apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus — Defining the Dogma of the Assumption
- 4 December 1950 Letter Praeses consilii — On the institution of the Holy Childhood Day
- 6 December 1950 Encyclical Mirabile illud — On the crusade of prayers for peace
- 2 June 1951 Encyclical Evangelii praecones — On Promotion of Catholic Missions
- 23 June 1951 Bull Divina Providentia — Erecting the Diocese of Yakima
- 8 September 1951 Encyclical Sempiternus Rex Christus — On the Council of Chalcedon
- 15 September 1951 Encyclical Ingruentium malorum — On reciting the Rosary
- 9 February 1952 Motu proprio Postquam apostolicis Litteris — On religious, temporal goods of the Church, and the meaning of words for the Eastern Churches
- 24 May 1953 Encyclical Doctor mellifluus — On St. Bernard of Clairvaux, the last of the Fathers
- 8 September 1953 Encyclical Fulgens corona — Proclaiming a Marian Year to commemorate the centenary of the definition of the Immaculate Conception
- 25 March 1954 Encyclical Sacra virginitas — On consecrated virginity
- 5 June 1954 Encyclical Ecclesiae fastos — On St. Boniface
- 7 October 1954 Encyclical Ad Sinarum gentem — On the supranationality of the Church
- 11 October 1954 Encyclical Ad caeli Reginam — On proclaiming the Queenship of Mary
- 25 December 1955 Encyclical Musicae sacrae — On sacred music
- 15 May 1956 Encyclical Haurietis aquas — On devotion to the Sacred Heart
- 28 October 1956 Encyclical Luctuosissimi eventus — Urging public prayers for peace and freedom for the people of Hungary
- 1 November 1956 Encyclical Laetamur admodum — Renewing exhortation for prayers for peace for Poland, Hungary and the Middle East
- 5 November 1956 Encyclical Datis nuperrime — Lamenting the sorrowful events in Hungary and condemning the ruthless use of force
- 21 April 1957 Encyclical Fidei donum — On the present condition of the Catholic missions, especially in Africa
- 16 May 1957 Encyclical Invicti athletae — On St. Andrew Bobola
- 2 July 1957 Encyclical Le pèlerinage de Lourdes — Warning against materialism on the centenary of the apparitions at Lourdes
- 8 September 1957 Encyclical Miranda prorsus — On the communications field: motion pictures, radio, television
- 29 June 1958 Encyclical Ad Apostolorum Principis — On Communism and the Church in China
- 14 July 1958 Encyclical Meminisse iuvat — On prayers for the persecuted Church