Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI, born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti in 1857, served as the head of the Catholic Church from 1922 until his death in 1939. He is best known for his role in the establishment of Vatican City as an independent sovereign state through the Lateran Accords signed in 1929 with Italy's Benito Mussolini. His papacy emphasized the importance of social justice, the need for Catholic education, and the condemnation of totalitarian regimes. Pius XI also worked to improve relations between the Church and the modern world, promoting the idea of the Church as a moral authority in times of political upheaval.
Born on May 29, 1857 (168 years old)
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Guyana:
Pope Pius XI took a stand against 'godless' communism in his 1937 encyclical, 'Divini Redemptoris'.
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Hong Kong:
Pope Pius XI published an encyclical to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Rerum Novarum.
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North Macedonia:
Pope Pius XI was elected during the longest conclave of the 20th century, which lasted five days in 1922.
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India:
Pope Pius XI's death in February 1939 is often cited as another prophetic papal exit before the outbreak of World War II.
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Kenya:
Pope Pius XI signed the Lateran Accords with Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
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