Pius XII

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260th Pope of the Catholic Church

Beginning Pontificate	2,12.III.1939
End Pontificate	9.X.1958
Secular Name	Eugenio Pacelli
Birth	Rome
Website	http://w2.vatican.va/content/pius-xii/en.html

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PIUS XII

Speeches 1939

To the new Ambassador of Chile to the Holy See (December 30, 1939)

ES - FR
Meeting with the Italian royal family at the Quirinale Palace (December 28, 1939)

FR - IT
To the Pontifical Noble Guard (December 26, 1939)

IT
Address In questo giorno to the Sacred College of Cardinals and members of the Roman Curia for Christmas (December 24, 1939)

ES - IT
To the royal family of Italy (December 21, 1939)

FR - IT
Address on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the celebration of his first Mass (December 8, 1939)

LA
To the new Ambassador of Italy to the Holy See (December 7, 1939)

FR - IT
Address on the occasion of the inauguration of the 4th anniversary of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (December 3, 1939)

IT
To a pilgrimage from Croatia (November 15, 1939)

LA
Radio messageon the 50th anniversary of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. (November 13, 1939)

EN - IT
To Bishops of missionary countries (October 30, 1939)

LA
To Italian Carabinieri in Castel Gandolfo (October 26, 1939)

IT
To the people of Castel Gandolfo (October 22, 1939)

IT
To the Sacred Roman Rota (October 2, 1939)

IT
To a group of German pilgrims (September 26, 1939)

DE
To representatives of the clergy and faithful from Mexico (September 20, 1939)

ES
Radio message Un'ora grave to the Heads of State and peoples of the world (August 24, 1939)

FR - IT - PT
To faithful from the dioceses of the Italian region of Veneto on the 25th anniversary of the death of Pius X (August 20, 1939)

IT
To the Chapter of the church of Sts. Celsus and Julian in Rome (August 2, 1939)

IT
To the reigning prince of Mysore (July 31, 1939)

EN - FR
To a group of Chilean pilgrims (July 12, 1939)

ES
To H.E. Mr Karol Sidor, Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the Holy See (July 7, 1939)

FR - LA
To the Hungarian national pilgrimage (June 30, 1939)

DE
To students of the Ecclesiastical Institutes of Rome (June 24, 1939)

LA
To the Ambassador of Uruguay to the Holy See (June 20, 1939)

ES - FR
To a group of priests of Catholic Action (June 16, 1939)

IT
To the Ambassador of Bolivia to the Holy See (June 16, 1939)

ES - FR
To a group of Spanish soldiers (June 11, 1939)

ES
Address on the occasion of the 950th anniversary of the Baptism of St Vladimir (June 6, 1939)

IT
To participants in the General Chapter of Friars Minors (June 5, 1939)

LA
Address In questo giorno on the feast day of His Holiness Pius XII (June 2, 1939)

IT
Solemn entrance to the Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran (May 18, 1939)

LA
To the Spanish people living in Rome (May 8, 1939)

ES
To the Ambassador of the Republic of Argentina accredited to the Holy See (May 4, 1939)

ES - FR
To members of the Pontifical Colleges for Mission Societies (May 1, 1939)

LA
To participants in the Italian Congress of Priests-Adorers (April 28, 1939)

IT
To a group of German pilgrims (April 23, 1939)

DE
To the Ambassador of the Republic of Ecuador to the Holy See (April 22, 1939)

ES - FR
To a group of Brazilian faithful (April 17, 1939)

PT
Radio message Con inmenso gozo to the Spanish faithful (April 16, 1939)

ES - IT
To members of the Roman Curia (April 5, 1939)

IT
Address to a group of faithful from Argentina (March 30, 1939)

ES
To Hungarian pilgrims (March 23, 1939)

DE
Quae venerandus (March 12, 1939)

LA
First radio message Dum Gravissimum after his election to the See of Peter (March 3, 1939)

IT - LA

The Holy See

Pius XII

Speeches 1939

To the new Ambassador of Chile to the Holy See (December 30, 1939)

Meeting with the Italian royal family at the Quirinale Palace (December 28, 1939)

To the Pontifical Noble Guard (December 26, 1939)

Address In questo giorno to the Sacred College of Cardinals and members of the Roman Curia for Christmas (December 24, 1939)

To the royal family of Italy (December 21, 1939)

Address on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the celebration of his first Mass (December 8, 1939)

To the new Ambassador of Italy to the Holy See (December 7, 1939)

Address on the occasion of the inauguration of the 4th anniversary of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (December 3, 1939)

To a pilgrimage from Croatia (November 15, 1939)

Radio messageon the 50th anniversary of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. (November 13, 1939)

To Bishops of missionary countries (October 30, 1939)

To Italian Carabinieri in Castel Gandolfo (October 26, 1939)

To the people of Castel Gandolfo (October 22, 1939)

To the Sacred Roman Rota (October 2, 1939)

To a group of German pilgrims (September 26, 1939)

To representatives of the clergy and faithful from Mexico (September 20, 1939)

Radio message Un'ora grave to the Heads of State and peoples of the world (August 24, 1939)

To faithful from the dioceses of the Italian region of Veneto on the 25th anniversary of the death of Pius X (August 20, 1939)

To the Chapter of the church of Sts. Celsus and Julian in Rome (August 2, 1939)

To the reigning prince of Mysore (July 31, 1939)

To a group of Chilean pilgrims (July 12, 1939)

To H.E. Mr Karol Sidor, Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the Holy See (July 7, 1939)

To the Hungarian national pilgrimage (June 30, 1939)

To students of the Ecclesiastical Institutes of Rome (June 24, 1939)

To the Ambassador of Uruguay to the Holy See (June 20, 1939)

To a group of priests of Catholic Action (June 16, 1939)

To the Ambassador of Bolivia to the Holy See (June 16, 1939)

To a group of Spanish soldiers (June 11, 1939)

Address on the occasion of the 950th anniversary of the Baptism of St Vladimir (June 6, 1939)

To participants in the General Chapter of Friars Minors (June 5, 1939)

Address In questo giorno on the feast day of His Holiness Pius XII (June 2, 1939)

Solemn entrance to the Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran (May 18, 1939)

To the Spanish people living in Rome (May 8, 1939)

To the Ambassador of the Republic of Argentina accredited to the Holy See (May 4, 1939)

To members of the Pontifical Colleges for Mission Societies (May 1, 1939)

To participants in the Italian Congress of Priests-Adorers (April 28, 1939)

To a group of German pilgrims (April 23, 1939)

To the Ambassador of the Republic of Ecuador to the Holy See (April 22, 1939)

To a group of Brazilian faithful (April 17, 1939)

Radio message Con inmenso gozo to the Spanish faithful (April 16, 1939)

To members of the Roman Curia (April 5, 1939)

Address to a group of faithful from Argentina (March 30, 1939)

To Hungarian pilgrims (March 23, 1939)

Quae venerandus (March 12, 1939)

First radio message Dum Gravissimum after his election to the See of Peter (March 3, 1939)