The Popes and Our Lady of Guadalupe

(Fall, 2006) By Sr. Mary Agatha, CMRI The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a dear and familiar one to many Catholics today, but especially to those living in the Americas. It is most fitting, moreover, that her feast should fall in the month of December, because this miraculous image, which brings our Blessed […]
Leo XIII – Testem Benevolentiae

An Apostolic Letter of Leo XIII to Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore concerning Americanism
Gregory XVI – Mirari Vos

An encyclical of Gregory XVI concerning Indifferentism and Liberalism
Pius XII – Ad Caeli Reginam

An encyclical of Pius XII concerning the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Pope Gregory XVI – Cum Primum

Main Doctrines: Most Important Quotes. (See also the pull quotes below) Historical Background The Pope had suffered a revolution in his states in 1831, soon after his crowning. Poland had been influenced by the ideas of the French and American Revolution, and many poles had fought together with Napoleon in the hopes of obtaining help […]
Pope Gregory XVI- Summo Iugiter Studio

An Encyclical of Pope Gregory XVI regarding Mixed Marriages.
What is the Papacy?

In this article, we will describe his role, prove that the institution of the Papacy comes from Christ Himself, and explain that through the crisis that has decimated the Catholic Church after the Second Vatican Council, The Faithful are still able to discern whether if a claimant to the Papacy is the true Pope or not.