Blessed Pius IX’s successor, Pope Leo XIII, went on to dedicate an ... Aid us from on high, most valiant defender, in this conflict with the powers of darkness. And even as of old thou didst ...

In 1854, Pope Pius IX's solemn declaration, Ineffabilis Deus (link al documento que está en Marian documents), clarified with finality the long-held belief of the Church that Mary was conceived ...