Pope Leo XIII (Italian: Leone XIII; born Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci; [a] 2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903) was head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 until his death in July 1903.

Jul 20, 1998 · Leo XIII was the head of the Roman Catholic Church (1878–1903). He brought a new spirit to the papacy, expressed in more conciliatory positions toward civil governments, by less opposition to scientific progress, and by an awareness of the …

Catholics have been praying for Satan and his angels to be cast into hell since 1886 when Pope Leo Xiii composed it. Yet Satan is still active and wrecking havoc throughout the world. Does the St. Michael Prayer have any effect at all and will it ever have complete fulfillment?

Jan 27, 2017 · Leo XIII was the 256th man to serve as the leader of the Catholic Church and the 13th to assume the papal name of Leo. He was also the oldest living Pope aged 93 and 140 days. This article intends to highlight his complete history in order to make it easier to recall and study.

Pope Leo XIII (Latin: Leo PP. XIII; Italian: Leone XIII, March 2, 1810 — July 20, 1903), born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 257th Pope from 1878 until his death.

Pope Leo XIII reigned from February 20, 1878 to July 20, 1903. To our Institute members, he is most affectionately admired for a great many reasons, perhaps most especially for his authorship of the Prayer to St. Michael, his eleven encyclicals …

Oct 12, 2017 · Pope Leo XIII is the longest lived pope in Church history, dying at 93. A brilliant writer, poet, and theologian, he established the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome in 1879 (now known as the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, or the Angelicum).

Born 2 March, 1810, at Carpineto; elected pope 20 February, 1878; died 20 July, 1903, at Rome. Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi was the sixth of the seven sons of Count Lodovico Pecci and his wife Anna Prosperi-Buzi.

Leo PP. XIII Gioacchino Pecci 20.II.1878 - 20.VII.1903. LEO XIII. Apostolic Constitutions; Apostolic Letters; Briefs; Bulls

Mar 1, 2025 · In a rapidly changing world, Pope Leo XIII’s Arcanum resoundingly reaffirmed the importance and holiness of marriage – the source and foundation of family – in God’s plan for our happiness.