Pope Pius IX
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Pope Pius IX was the head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878 and is known for issuing the Papal Encyclical Gravibus Ecclesiae, which designated 1875 as a jubilee year, inciting a series of riots in Toronto due to sectarian tensions.
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We owe this, most of all, to Pope Pius IX and the First Vatican Council in 1870.
Is our innate sense of superiority holding the Catholic Church back? – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·
Ireland· 2025-09-21
Ireland· 2025-09-21
Pope Pius IX granted Monaco its religious independence from Nice.
Accès en train, éclairage, rues sans noms... Les préoccupations de Monaco au XIXe siècle pour attirer les touristesMonaco-Matin – newspaper covering the Principality of Monaco·
Monaco· 2025-07-27
Monaco· 2025-07-27
Pope Pius IX declared himself a 'prisoner in the Vatican' after Rome was captured in 1870.
The Vatican, a papal powerhouse, world's smallest stateThe Standard·
Kenya· 2025-04-22
Kenya· 2025-04-22
Pope Pius IX issued the Papal Encyclical Gravibus Ecclesiae which designated 1875 as a jubilee year.
An Irish Diary on the days when one-third of Toronto’s population was born in Ireland – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2025-03-16
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