Dec 8, 2011 7:03pm December 9th, 2011: The 32nd Anniversary of the Death of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Pope Pius XII once asked Bishop Fulton Sheen how many converts he had made. He answered, Your Holiness, I have never counted them. I am always afraid if I did count them, I might think I made them, instead of the Lord. Su... read more » Dec 7, 2011 3:53pm December 8, 1939: The Future Pope Paul VI Writes to a Cuban Bishop
On December 8, 1939, Giovanni Battista Montini addressed the Cuban bishop, Carlos Riu Angles, in this untranslated letter. He was serving as the under Secretary of State for the newly elected Pope Pius XII. Giovanni Montini w... read more » Dec 3, 2011 8:58am Innocent XIII: A Signed Christmas Greeting from 1713 as Cardinal De' Conti
This is a Christmas greeting signed as Cardinal De'Conti, the future Innocent XIII, on December 14th, 1713. Michaelangelo dei Conti was born in 1655 near Palestrina. The son of an illustrious Italian family, his ancestors inc... read more » Nov 22, 2011 3:27pm November 23: The Election of Pope Clement XI
Giovanni Francesco Albani was born in Urbino in 1649 to an aristocratic Umbrian family originally from Albania. Educated in Rome, he received doctoral degrees in canon and civil law. By the age of eighteen he was a published ... read more » Nov 3, 2011 2:49pm November 4: The Feast of St. Charles Borromeo
Charles Borromeo was born on October 2, 1538. In 1559, his uncle became Pope Pius IV and made Charles his Secretary of State and the cardinal of Milan although he had not yet been ordained. He served as Pius' legate on numero... read more » « first< previous 5 entries | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | next 5 entries >last » | Have an item you would like to donate to the collection? Please contact us.
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