Documents and Speeches by Pope Pius XI

Documents (143)	Type	Date
Cum proxime On the new norms for the Conclave of Cardinals cardinal conclave pope	Motu Proprio	1922.03.01
For the 3ʳᵈ centenary of canonisation of St. Philip Neri saint	Letter	1922.03.08
Romani Pontificis On the clergy in conclave conclave	Motu Proprio	1922.03.12
To the Archbishop of Genoa	Letter	1922.04.07
To the founder of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan	Letter	1922.04.22
Romanorum Pontificum Statutes of the Propaganda Fidei	Motu Proprio	1922.05.03
Mass for the 3ʳᵈ centenary of the Congregation of ’Propaganda Fide’ mission	Homily	1922.06.04
Annus Fere Ordering a general collection for the starving Russian people Russia	Apostolic Letter	1922.07.10
Officiorum omnium On seminaries and universities	Apostolic Letter	1922.08.01
I disordini For the re-establishment of religious peace in Italy Italy	Apostolic Letter	1922.08.06
Ora sono pochi On the Day of the ’March on Rome’	Apostolic Letter	1922.10.28
Ad Musicæ Sacræ Statutes of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music music	Motu Proprio	1922.11.22
Meditantibus Nobis For the 3ʳᵈ centenary of the canonisation of Sts. Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier	Apostolic Letter	1922.12.03
Vehementer gratum First Address Vehementer gratum on the occasion of the Consistory	Speech	1922.12.11
Ubi Arcano On the peace of Christ in the Kingdom of Christ social	Encyclical	1922.12.23
Rerum omnium perturbationem Declaring St. Francis de Sales as Patron of Writers, on the 3ʳᵈ centenary of his death saint	Encyclical	1923.01.26
Ex hac excelsa	Apostolic Letter	1923.03.15
Quæ catholico	Apostolic Letter	1923.03.15
Romani Pontifices	Apostolic Letter	1923.03.17
Monasterium Speinshartense	Apostolic Letter	1923.03.24
Romanorum Pontificum	Apostolic Letter	1923.04.13
Quæ catholico	Apostolic Letter	1923.04.19
Post datam On the quinquennial faculties of residential bishops bishop	Motu Proprio	1923.04.20
Quod Ioannes	Apostolic Letter	1923.04.29
Cum ex apostolico	Apostolic Letter	1923.05.04
Ex hac sublimi	Apostolic Letter	1923.05.04
Perlibenti sane To the Patriarch of Lisbon	Letter	1923.05.14
Quod annum For the 50ᵗʰ anniversary of priestly ordination of the Bishop of Versailles	Letter	1923.05.15
Conditum annum For the 100ᵗʰ anniversary of canonical status of the Congregation of Christian Brothers	Letter	1923.05.23
Gratum Nobis On the life of the Catholic Church	Speech	1923.05.23
Quod die For the 50ᵗʰ anniversary of the consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Paris	Letter	1923.05.26
Quinquagesimo propediem For the 50ᵗʰ anniversary of priestly ordination of the Secretary of Sacred Congregation of the Index	Letter	1923.05.27
Cum in Vallem To the Archbishop of Salerno	Letter	1923.05.28
Non sine animi To the Abbot-General of the Order of Cistercians	Letter	1923.05.28
Quam Neapoli To the Archbishop of Capua	Letter	1923.05.29
Dolendum profecto On the promotion of vocations to priesthood	Letter	1923.06.08
Bellum post On the propagation of Catholic faith in Austria Austria	Letter	1923.06.10
Quam ante To the Archbishop of Malines	Letter	1923.06.10
Iam inde	Apostolic Letter	1923.06.11
Venerabilis frater	Apostolic Letter	1923.06.11
Ceteriores nos For the 50ᵗʰ anniversary of public consecration of the Archdiocese of Sorrento to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus	Letter	1923.06.11
Quando nel principio On the international relations among European nations Europe	Letter	1923.06.24
Studiorum ducem For the 6ᵗʰ centenary of the canonisation of St. Thomas Aquinas saint	Encyclical	1923.06.29
Orbem catholicum On Christian doctrine	Motu Proprio	1923.06.29
Quod Sancti To the Bishop of Annecy	Letter	1923.08.20
Ecclesiam Dei For the 3ʳᵈ centenary of the death of St. Josaphat saint	Encyclical	1923.11.12
Maximam gravissimamque On French diocesan associations France	Encyclical	1924.01.18
Unigenitus Dei On the criteria for the formation of clergy	Apostolic Letter	1924.03.19
Bibliorum scientiam On academic standards for teachers of Scripture Bible	Apostolic Letter	1924.04.27
Amplissimum Consessum On the occasion of the Secret Consistory concerning the situation of the Church around the world	Speech	1924.05.24
Infinita Dei misericordia Proclaiming the Jubilee of 1925 jubilee	Bull	1924.05.29
Latinarum litterarum Latin	Motu Proprio	1924.10.20
Mass for the Canonisation of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus saint	Homily	1925.05.17
Christi nomen On the canonisation of John Vianney saint	Apostolic Letter	1925.05.31
Suburbicariæ Sabinæ Uniting the diocese of Poggio Mirteto to the suburbicarian see of Sabina cardinal diocese	Apostolic Constitution	1925.06.03
Quas Primas On the Feast of Christ the King calendar Sacred Heart	Encyclical	1925.12.11
I primitivi cemeteri On the work of the Pontifical Institute for Sacred Archaeology archaeology	Motu Proprio	1925.12.11
Iam annus To Cardinals on the occasion of the Secret Consistory	Speech	1925.12.14
Servatoris Iesu Christi On the Jubilee of 1925 jubilee	Apostolic Constitution	1925.12.25
Paterna Sane On the conditions of Mexico Mexico	Apostolic Letter	1926.02.02
Se a codesto Chirograph for the reform of ecclesiastical legislation	Letter	1926.02.18
Rerum Ecclesiæ On Catholic Missions mission	Encyclical	1926.02.28
Rite Expiatis For the 7ᵗʰ centenary of the death of St. Francis de Assisi saint	Encyclical	1926.04.30
Singulare Illud On Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Patron of Catholic Youth saint	Apostolic Letter	1926.06.13
Mass for the first Episcopal Ordination of six Chinese Bishops China	Homily	1926.10.28
Iniquis afflictisque On the persecution of the Church in Mexico Mexico	Encyclical	1926.11.18
Quod Sanctum Cyrrillum On St. Cyril saint	Letter	1927.02.13
Amplissimum Conlegium To Cardinals on the occasion of the Secret Consistory	Speech	1927.06.20
Mass for the first Episcopal Ordination of a Japanese Bishop Japan	Homily	1927.10.30
Mortalium animos Promoting true religious unity ecumenism	Encyclical	1928.01.06
Miserentissimus Redemptor On reparation to the Sacred Heart Sacred Heart	Encyclical	1928.05.08
Friburgensis archidiœcesis	Apostolic Letter	1928.07.11
Dilectus filius	Apostolic Letter	1928.07.11
Decessor Noster	Apostolic Letter	1928.07.11
Cum tu	Apostolic Letter	1928.07.12
Quum ex Apostolico	Apostolic Letter	1928.07.18
Per similes	Apostolic Letter	1928.07.18
Ex hac	Apostolic Letter	1928.07.19
Inter præstantiores	Apostolic Letter	1928.08.02
Providentia opportuna	Apostolic Letter	1928.08.15
Leodiensis diœcesis	Apostolic Letter	1928.08.24
Sagiensis diœcesis	Apostolic Letter	1928.08.29
Rerum orientalium On the reunion with the Eastern Churches Eastern Churches	Encyclical	1928.09.08
Monasterii Sanctæ Mariæ	Apostolic Letter	1928.09.29
Prædecessor noster / Prædecessor noster	Apostolic Letter	1928.10.15
Commissum nobis	Apostolic Letter	1928.10.15
Divini cultus On liturgical music music	Bull	1928.12.20
Il nostro più cordiale To the parish priests of Rome on the occasion of the signing of the Lateran Pact between the Holy See and the Kingdom of Italy Rome	Speech	1929.02.11
Vogliamo anzitutto To teachers and students of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan	Speech	1929.02.13
Voilà une magnifique To members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See diplomacy	Speech	1929.03.09
Ecco una To teachers and students of the College of Mondragone in Southern Italy	Speech	1929.05.14
Ci si è domandato Chirograph for the signing of the Lateran Pact Papal States Vatican City	Letter	1929.05.30
For the occasion of the Beatification of Father John Bosco saint	Letter	1929.06.02
Di nostro moto proprio Fundamental Law of the Vatican City Vatican City	Motu Proprio	1929.06.07
On the ratification of the Lateran Pact Papal States Vatican City	Letter	1929.06.07
Decessor Noster On the Pontifical Missionary Work mission	Motu Proprio	1929.06.24
Vix ad summi Pontificatus On indigeneous clergy priest	Motu Proprio	1929.06.24
Mens Nostra On the promotion of the spiritual exercises spiritual	Encyclical	1929.12.20
Quinquagesimo ante Sacerdotal jubilee	Encyclical	1929.12.23
Ci affrettiamo To the Cardinals and the Roman Prelature	Speech	1929.12.24
Divini illius magistri On Christian education of youth education	Encyclical	1929.12.31
Ci Commuovono Chirograph for the violence in Russia Russia	Letter	1930.02.02
Già da qualche tempo For the establishment of the Historical Section in the Sacred Congregation of Rites	Motu Proprio	1930.02.06
Con grande Nostra On the institution of a Commission conferring academic degrees in sacred disciplines	Letter	1930.02.06
Si compie oggi To the Secretary of State on the occasion of his dismissals	Letter	1930.02.07
Avendo Noi creduto Appointing the new Secretary of State	Letter	1930.02.07
Ad salutem On the 15ᵗʰ centenary of St. Augustine saint	Encyclical	1930.04.30
Casti connubii On Christian marriage marriage	Encyclical	1930.12.31
Qui arcano Dei First radio message to the people of the world radio	Message	1931.02.12
Chirograph on Italian Catholic Action	Letter	1931.04.26
Quadragesimo Anno On Reconstruction of the Social Order, for the 40ᵗʰ anniversary of Rerum Novarum social	Encyclical	1931.05.15
Deus Scientiarum Dominus On universities and faculties of ecclesiastical schools education seminary	Apostolic Constitution	1931.05.24
Non Abbiamo Bisogno On Catholic Action in Italy, fascism Italy	Encyclical	1931.06.29
Nova impendet On the economic crisis economy	Encyclical	1931.10.02
Lux veritatis For the 15ᵗʰ centenary of the Council of Ephesus	Encyclical	1931.12.25
Caritate Christi compulsi On the Sacred Heart of Jesus Sacred Heart	Encyclical	1932.05.03
Al fine Law for the Tribunal of the Vatican City State Vatican City	Motu Proprio	1932.09.21
Acerba Animi On the persecution of the Church in Mexico Mexico	Encyclical	1932.09.29
Abbiamo poco On the occasion of the inauguration of the Vatican Art Gallery arts	Speech	1932.10.27
Læto iucundoque	Letter	1933.01.01
Quod nuper Proclaiming the Jubilee of 1933 jubilee	Bull	1933.01.06
Dilectissima nobis On the oppression of the Church of Spain Spain	Encyclical	1933.06.03
Geminata Lætitia Decretal letter for the canonisation of John Bosco saint	Letter	1934.04.01
Suavis agitata On the canonisation of Sts. John Fisher and Thomas More saint	Apostolic Letter	1935.05.19
On the lack of priests in Brazil Brazil	Letter	1935.10.27
Ad Catholici sacerdotii On the Catholic priesthood priest	Encyclical	1935.12.20
Siamo ancora On the occasion of the inauguration of the World Exhibit of the Catholic Press	Speech	1936.05.12
Vigilanti cura On motion pictures communication movie	Encyclical	1936.06.29
La vostra presenza To Spanish refugees refugee Spain	Speech	1936.09.14
In multis solaciis For the re-organization of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences science	Motu Proprio	1936.10.28
Mit Brennender Sorge On Nazism, the Church and the German Reich communism Germany social	Encyclical	1937.03.14
Divini Redemptoris On atheistic communism communism	Encyclical	1937.03.19
Nos Es Muy Conocida On the religious situation in Mexico Mexico	Encyclical	1937.03.28
Chirograph reserving to himself the Prefecture of the Sacred Congregation of Seminaries and Universities Roman Curia	Letter	1937.09.03
Chirograph on the temporary appointment of the Protector of the Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles	Letter	1937.09.08
Ingravescentibus malis On the rosary Mary rosary	Encyclical	1937.09.29
Audite populi de longe Radio message to Catholics in India on the occasion of the first Eucharistic National Congress Eucharistic Congress India	Message	1937.12.31
Dum datur nobis Radio message to participants of the 24ᵗʰ International Eucharistic Congress of Budapest Eucharistic Congress Hungary	Message	1938.05.29
Hac sollemni hora Radio message to participants of the National Eucharistic Congress of Canada Canada Eucharistic Congress	Message	1938.06.26
Mentre milioni Radio message to the faithful of the world on the feast of Saint Michael the Archangel	Message	1938.09.29
Dum Christus Dominus Radio message to participants of the 8ᵗʰ Eucharistic Congress of the United States of America Eucharistic Congress	Message	1938.10.18
Con grande, profondo Christmas address to Cardinals of the Sacred College for the exchange of Christmas wishes Roman Curia	Speech	1938.12.24
Con singular complacencia To the Bishops of The Philippines on Catholic Action Philippines	Apostolic Letter	1939.01.18