Popes & Papal Documents
Papi, Antipapi, Documenti Pontifici · 48 articles · Principal contributors · All subjectsPontifical Documents: Encyclicals, Bulls, Briefs (Documenti pontifici : Encicliche, Bolle, Brevi)
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Ab Ipsis
« AB IPSIS. - Opening words of the apostolic letter that Pius XI addressed on 15 June 1926 to the vicars and apostolic prefects of China… -
Ad Catholici Sacerdotii
« AD CATHOLICI SACERDOTII ». - Opening words of the encyclical with which Pius XI (Dec. 20, 1935: AAS, 28 [1936], pp. 5-53), on the… -
Aeterni Patris
"AETERNI PATRIS". - Opening words of the encyclical with which Leo XIII, on 4 August 1879, restored Thomistic philosophy to honor. Having… -
Apostolicae Sedis
APOSTOLICAE SEDIS. - These are the first words of the celebrated constitution promulgated by Pius IX on 12 Oct. 1869 for the purpose of… -
Arcanum Divinae Sapientiae Consilium
ARCANUM DIVINAE SAPIENTIAE CONSILIUM. - Opening words of the encyclical with which Leo XIII (18 Feb. 1880: Acta Leonis XIII, II, Rome 1880,… -
Ausculta Fili
"AUSCULTA FILI". - Bull that Pope Boniface VIII addressed on 5 Dec. 1301 to Philip the Fair, king of France. It begins with the same words… -
Benedict XIV (BENEDETTO XIV)
BENEDICT XIV - Autograph concession of the Pontiff (7 May 1745) - Vatican City, archive of the Sacred Congregation of Rites, Positiones… -
Brief (BREVE)
BRIEF. - A name given in the Middle Ages to various types of documents, still used today to indicate a special form of pontifical document.… -
Bulla In Coena Domini
BULLA IN COENA DOMINI. - This bull, which enumerates a series of excommunications reserved to the Pope, took its name from being read every… -
Caritate Christi Compulsi
« CARITATE CHRISTI COMPULSI ». - Encyclical of Pius XI, of 3 May 1932, on the painful calamities that continued to press upon the human… -
Casti Connubii
« CASTI CONNUBII ». - Encyclical of Pius XI, of 29 Dec. 1930, on Christian marriage (AAS, 22 [1930], pp. 539-90). The subject, always of… -
Cum Sicut Maiestas
«CUM SICUT MAIESTAS». - Opening words of the bull of Alexander VI (26 March 1500), in which the first organization of the Church for the… -
Decretum Ad Armenos
DECRETUM AD ARMENOS. - Bull Exultate Deo, for the union of the Armenians with the Catholic Church, published at the Council of Florence on… -
Deus Scientiarum Dominus
« DEUS SCIENTIARUM DOMINUS ». - Apostolic constitution, which begins with words taken from I Sam. 2, 3, promulgated on the day of… -
Diuturnum Illud
« DIUTURNUM ILLUD ». - Encyclical of Leo XIII, of 29 June 1881 (Acta Leonis XIII, 2 [1882], pp. 269-87), on the correct concept of… -
Divini Illius Magistri
«DIVINI ILLIUS MAGISTRI». - Encyclical of Pius XI, of 31 Dec. 1929 (AAS, 22 [1930], pp. 49-86), on the Christian education of youth. The… -
Divini Redemptoris
«DIVINI REDEMPTORIS». - Encyclical of Pius XI, of 19 March 1937 (AAS, 29 [1937], pp. 65-106), against atheistic communism, whose principles… -
Divino Afflante Spiritu
«DIVINO AFFLANTE SPIRITU». - Encyclical of Pius XII, of 30 Sept. 1943 (AAS, 35 [1943], pp. 297-325) on the most fitting way to promote… -
Divinum Illud
« DIVINUM ILLUD ». - Encyclical of Leo XIII, of 9 May 1897 (Acta Leonis XIII, 17 [1898], pp. 125-48) concerning the Holy Spirit, his… -
Humani Generis
«HUMANI GENERIS». - Encyclical of Pius XII, of Aug. 12, 1950, concerning false opinions that threaten to subvert the foundations of… -
Immortal Dei (IMMORTALE DEI)
"IMMORTALE DEI". - It is one of the great encyclicals of Leo XIII (19 Nov. 1885), in which, taking up again the principles of Gregory XVI… -
Ineffabilis Deus
« INEFFABILIS DEUS ». - With these words begins the apostolic letter (dogmatic bull) by which Pius IX defined, on 8 December 1854, the… -
Inter Caetera
«INTER CAETERA». - Thus begin two bulls that Alexander VI sent on 3 and 4 May 1493: the first called the bull of donation, the second of… -
Lamentabili Sane Exitu
« LAMENTABILI SANE EXITU ». - Decree of the Holy Office of 3-4 July 1907 condemning 65 modernist propositions. After the condemnation of… -
Maximum Illud
« MAXIMUM ILLUD ». - These are the first words of the apostolic letter of Benedict XV dated 30 Nov. 1918, on the propagation of the faith… -
Mediator Dei
« MEDIATOR DEI ». - The words with which the encyclical of Pius XII, dated 20 Nov. 1947 (AAS, 39 [1947], pp. 521-95), on the sacred liturgy… -
Menti Nostrae
« MENTI NOSTRAE ». - Opening phrase of the exhortation addressed on 23 Sept. 1950 by Pius XII to all the Catholic clergy, on priestly… -
Mirae Caritatis
"MIRAE CARITATIS." - The words with which the encyclical of Leo XIII begins, dated 28 May 1902, on the Eucharist (Acta Leonis XIII, 22… -
Mirari Vos
"MIRARI VOS". - Opening phrase of the encyclical of Gregory XVI, dated 15 Aug. 1832, against the errors of Lamennais (v.). The Pontiff,… -
Miserentissimus Redemptor
« MISERENTISSIMUS REDEMPTOR ». - Opening of the encyclical of Pius XI (May 9, 1928) on the duty of reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus… -
Mortalium Animos
«MORTALIUM ANIMOS». - Opening words of the encyclical letter of Pius XI of 6 January 1928, De vera religionis unitate fovenda (AAS, 20… -
Multa Praeclare
«MULTA PRAECLARE». - Brief of Gregory XVI, of 24 April 1838, concerning the dioceses of the Portuguese Patronage in India. The expulsion of… -
Munificentissimus Deus
"MUNIFICENTISSIMUS DEUS." - Opening words of the apostolic constitution by which Pius XII defined (Nov. 1, 1950) the dogma of the bodily… -
Mystici Corporis
« MYSTICI CORPORIS ». - Opening words of the encyclical of Pius XII, dated 29 June 1943 (AAS, 36 [1943], pp. 193-248), in which the… -
Pontifical Law of Propaganda Fide (JUS PONTIFICIUM DE PROPAGANDA FIDE)
PONTIFICAL LAW OF PROPAGANDA FIDE. - It is the collection of documents concerning the missions compiled by Bishop Raffaele De Martinis, a… -
Providentissimus Deus
« PROVIDENTISSIMUS DEUS ». - Encyclical letter of Leo XIII (18 Nov. 1893) directed at promoting and regulating the study of Sacred… -
Quod Apostolici Muneris
« QUOD APOSTOLICI MUNERIS ». - Encyclical of Leo XIII of 28 Dec. 1878. After the Inscrutabili Dei consilio, issued on 21 Apr. 1878, with… -
Rerum Ecclesiae
« RERUM ECCLESIAE ». - Thus begins the encyclical letter of Pius XI of 28 February 1926, intended to recall in writing the teachings of the… -
Rota (Papal Seal) (ROTA (SIGNUM PAPAE))
ROTA (Papal Seal). - Leo IX (a.d. 1048) introduced into the subscriptio of privileges an innovation that was to be preserved through the… -
Satis Cognitum
«SATIS COGNITUM». - Encyclical of Leo XIII (30 June 1896) on the unity of the Church (Acta Leonis XIII, XVI, Rome 1897, pp. 157-210;… -
Sempiternus Rex
« SEMPITERNUS REX ». - Encyclical of Pius XII for the 15th centenary of the Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon (Sept. 8, 1951). The Council of… -
Servant of the Servants of God (Iulius of the Iulii of God) (SERVUS SERVORUM DEI (ἸΟΎΛΙΟΣ ΤΩ͂Ν ἸΟΎΛΩΝ ΤΟΥ͂ ΘΕΟΥ͂))
SERVANT OF THE SERVANTS OF GOD (Iulius of the Iulii of God). - Formula used constantly by the pontifical Chancery in the "superscriptio" or… -
Spiritus Paraclitus
« SPIRITUS PARACLITUS ». - Encyclical of Pope Benedict XV, published on Sept. 15, 1920 (AAS, 12 [1920], pp. 385-422 and Denz-U, nos.… -
Studiorum Ducem
« STUDIORUM DUCEM ». - Encyclical of Pius XI (29 June 1923) on St. Thomas Aquinas, published on the occasion of the sixth centenary of his… -
Summi Pontificatus
«SUMMI PONTIFICATUS». - First encyclical of Pius XII (Oct. 20, 1939), in which the program of his pontificate is outlined. Publishing it on… -
Syllabus (SILLABO)
SYLLABUS. - List of 80 propositions concerning the errors of the time published by Pius IX on 8 Dec. 1864. I. HISTORY. - The first idea of… -
Unam Sanctam
« UNAM SANCTAM ». - During the conflict that divided Philip IV the Fair and Boniface VIII, the latter published on 18 Nov. 1302 a bull… -
Vineam Domini
VINEAM DOMINI. - It is the bull issued by Clement XI on July 15, 1705, confirming the constitutions of Innocent X and Alexander VII…