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Pope Benedict XIV - 1 March 1756 - On the Euchologion
On the Church in Austria
On the Immaculate Conception
On Discipline for Religious
On the Pontifical States
On the Church in Austria
Thanksgiving for 25 Years
Taking of the Pontifical States
On the Church in Prussia
On Faith and Religion
On Pontifical States
On the Church in Armenia
On Promotion of False Doctrines
Condemning Current Errors
On the Church in Chaldea
On the Discipline for Clergy
On Aid for Ireland
RERUM OMNIUM PERTURBATIONEM (St. Francis de Sales)
On Episcopal Meetings
On the Cath. University of Ireland
On the Greek-Ruthenian Rite
On the Need for Civil Sovereignty
On the Church in the Pontifical States
On Discipline for Clergy
On the Persecution of the Armenians
Seminary for Native Clergy
On the Church in Bavaria
On the Afflictions of the Church
Pleading for Unity of Spirit
On Persecution in New Granada
Proclaiming a Jubilee for 1875
On the Church in Switzerland
On the Effects of the Jubilee
Church in Italy, Germany, Switzerland
Pleading for Public Prayer
On Care for Clerics
25th Ann. of Pontificate
Urging Prayers for Peace
On the Care of the Churches
On Priests and the Care of Souls
On His Program for the Pontificate
On a Return to Gospel Principles
On the Celibacy of the Priest
Mysterium Fidei
On Praying to Mary During May
On the Problems of the Pontificate
On Human Life
On the Church
On the Development of Peoples
On Prayers to Mary for Peace
On the Civil Oath in France
On the Unity of Human Society
On the Supra-nationality of the Church
On the Start of the Church in the United States
On the Council of Chalcedon
On the Independence of Portugal
On Consecrated Virginity
On the Holy Places in Palestine
On St. Benedict
A Plea for the Care of the World's Destitute Children
Warning Against Materialism
On St. Cyril, Patriarch of Alexandria
On Public Prayers for Peace
On the Reunion of the Ruthenian Church with Rome
On the Mystical Body of Christ
On Sacred Music
On Prayers for Peace in Palestine
On the Communications Field
On the Crusade of Prayer for Peace
On Prayers for the Persecuted Church
On the Sacred Liturgy
On Public Prayers for Peace(3)
On Prayers for the People of Hungary
On Prayers for Peace for Poland, Hungary and the Middle East
On St. Andrew Bobola
On Reciting the Rosary
On Evolution
On Devotion to the Sacred Heart
Proclaiming a Marian Year
On the Condition of the Catholic Missions
On St. Boniface
On Promotion of Catholic Missions
On the Persecuted Eastern Church
On St. Bernard of Clairvaux, the Last of the Fathers
On Promoting Biblical Studies
On the Possibility of Defining the Assumption as a Dogma of the Church
Condemning the Ruthless Use of Force in Hungary
An Appeal for Prayers for Peace
Proclaiming the Queenship of Mary
On Public Prayers for Peace (2)
On Communism and the Church in China
On Combating Atheistic Propaganda
On Motion Pictures
On the Council of Ephesus
On St. Thomas Aquinas
On St. Augustine
On St. Francis of Assisi
On the Promotion of Oriental Studies
On Catholic Missions
On His Sacerdotal Jubilee
On Reconstruction of the Social Order
On the Feast of Christ the King
St. Francis De Sales
On the Religious Situation in Mexico
On Oppression of the Church of Spain
On Religious Unity
On Reparation to the Sacred Heart
The Promotion of the Spiritual Exercises
On French Diocesan Associations
On the Persecution of the Church in Mexico
On the Economic Crisis
On the Rosary
On Catholic Action in Italy
On St. Josaphat
On Atheistic Communism
On Christian Education
On the Catholic Priesthood
On Christian Marriage
On the Sacred Heart
On the Church and the German Reich
On the Peace of Christ in His Kingdom
On Persecution of the Church in Mexico
Restoration of all things in Christ
On the Law of Separation in Portugal
On the Doctrine of the Modernists
On the Mariavites or Mystic Priests of Poland
On the French Law of Separation
On Labor Organizations
On the Indians of South America
On the Immaculate Conception
On Pope Gregory the Great
On French Associations of Worship
On Catholic Action in Italy
On the Separation of Church and State
On the Clergy in Italy
On teaching Christian Doctrine
On St. Charles Borromeo
On St. Anselm of Aosta
On the Foundation of a Seminary in Athens
On Jesus Christ the Redeemer
On Devotion of the Rosary
On the Christian Constitution of States
On Conditions in Spain
On the Suppression of Catholic Institutions
On Slavery in the Missions
On the Unity of the Church
On Christians as Citizens
On the Rosary and Public Life
On the Rosary (5)
On the Rosary (4)
On the Rosary (3)
On the Rosary (2)
On the Rosary (1)
On the Right Ordering of Christian Life
On Capital and Labor
On the Language Question in Bohemia
On Religious Union
On the Latin American Bishops' Plenary Council
On the Proposed Catholic University
On the Church in Bohemia and Moravia
On Civil Marriage Law
On the Study of Holy Scripture
On the Church in Portugal
On Social Conditions In Belgium
On the Education of Clergy
On Seminaries for Native Clergy
On Marriage Legislation
On Freemasonry
On Freemasonry
On Freemasonry in Italy
On Mission Societies
On the Holy Eucharist
On St. Peter Canisius
On the Nature of Human Liberty
On the Liberty of the Church
Encyclical Proclaiming an Extraordinary Jubilee
On Devotion to St. Joseph
On Conditions in Italy
On the Church in Ireland
On the Hungarian Millennium
On the Church in the United States
On Italian Immigrants
On the Church in Hungary
On Freemasonry
On Religious Orders in Portugal
On Christian Democracy
On Catholicism in Germany
On St. Francis of Assisi
On the Rosary
On the Education of the Clergy
On the Evils of Society
On Christian Education
On Propagation of the Faith & Eastern Churches
On the Morality of Dueling
On the Holy Spirit
On the Rosary
On the Education of the Clergy
On Sts. Cyril and Methodius
On the Church and State in France
On Restoring Christian Philosophy
On Unity Among the Greek Melchites
On the Columbus Quadricentennial
On Christian Marriage
On the Origin of Civil Power
On the Religious Question in France
On the Catholic University of America
On the Church In Scotland
On the Clergy in Brazil
On Catholics in Belgium
On Boycotting in Ireland
On the Church in Bavaria
On Episcopal Reunions in Austria
On the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary
On the Evils of Socialism
On Consecration to the Sacred Heart
On the Occasion of the Sacerdotal Jubilee of Leo
On the Manitoba School Question
On the Rosary
On the Abolition of Slavery
On His Assuming the Pontificate
Proclaiming a Universal Jubilee
Extending Jubilee to Entire Church
On Evangelization
On St. John Vianney
On the Missions
On Truth, Unity and Peace
On the Need for Penance
Peace on Earth
Christianity and Social Progress
On the Rosary
On St. Leo the Great
On Mixed Marriages
On the Errors of Lammenais
On the 'Pragmatic Constitution'
On Mixed Marriages
On the Propogation of the Faith
On Liberalism & Indifferentism
On Biblical Societies
On Civil Obedience
On Church and State
Proclaiming a Universal Jubilee
Proclaiming a Universal Jubilee
On Abuses in Taxes & Benefices
Proclaiming a Universal Jubilee
On the Church in Poland
On Instruction in the Faith
On Observing Canonical Sanctions
On...Anti-Christian Writings
On Unity among Christians
On the Spiritual Advantages of Fasting
On Dante
On St. Jerome
On the Third Order of St. Francis
On Peace and Christian Reconciliation
On St. Ephrem the Syrian
On the Children of Central Europe
On St. Boniface
On the Future Peace Conference
On Preaching the Word of God
On St. Dominic
On Children of Central Europe
Appealing For Peace
On Usury
Duties of Bishops
Mohammedan Names
Traffic in Alms
1750: Holy Year
Validity of Marriages
On Marriage Impediments
On the Euchologion
On the Ap.Const. Unigenitus
On Catechesis
Jews and Christians
Preparation for Holy Year
Observance of Oriental Rites