Pope Pius IX

Pope Pius IX was called liberal and conservative; because of these characteristics, Pope Pius IX had no problem introducing and promoting the idea of Modernism in the church. There were many different ways that Pope Pius IX reaffirmed Modernism in the church, but there were three main big reasons that stood out the most. Pope Pius IX reaffirmed the Church in the modern world by the writing of major encyclicals, changing the thoughts and demographics of the Catholic Church, and calling and participating

longstanding grievances, some were nationalists and some were liberals. Despite all having different ideas and aims they all resoundingly agreed that Italy needed change. The hopes of the various revolutionary groups had been raised by the election of Pope Pius and Charles Albert the King of Piedmont Sardinia. However, their hopes and resulting revolutions were crushed due to many concerning factors. A crushing factor of the failure of the revolutions was the trouncing of the Piedmontese army at both

Mazzini's Ideas and Inspiration and Attitudes to Change in Italy in 1830s Introduction Guisseppe Mazzini was born in piedmont in Genoa; was a son of a doctor and a professor. He was a depressive and physically frail. In the revolutions of 1820 he became a nationalist. He tried two occupational directions, Medicine but became bored and kept fainting as well as Law that didn't interest him. In 1827 he amalgamated (joined) the Carbonari but was disappointed. In

his army, or work with any other revolutionary groups, unless they declared their loyalty to Piedmont. A lack of unity further led to a lack of central guidance. There was no universally acceptable national leader who could co-ordinate policy, Pope Pius IX had declined the position of Head of Italy, and neither Mazzini or Charles Albert were acceptable for everyone. ~Local revolutionary leaders had no central guidance to rule by and the separate states were all divided, setting up provisional governments

Historical heroes are defined as people who not only stood for ideals and principles they believed in and fought for, they did something more than what was expected of them. Those heroes did not leave a mark on just one person. They left a mark on the world, putting their name in the history books for the love of something bigger than themselves. Giuseppe Mazzini was a man who learned at the age of twenty-one those who have ideals should fight for the things they believe in because they have the

she still treated and loved her neighbors as herself. In spite the fact that she was tortured, she did not fight back, harm, or express any negativity towards anyone. “Pray to Saint Philomena. Whatever you ask from her, She will obtain for you.” - Pope Gregory XVI. St. Philomena is known as “The Wonder Worker” because she has listened to prayers and requests. St. Philomena can help me in my day to day life by being an inspiration for me. She is a role model because she was abused and killed at a

changed the way the world manufactured resources. Unfortunately, there was a decline in the importance of religion to people as they moved towards urbanisation. This caused Pope Leo XIII to enforce the Catholic social teachings through the encyclical he wrote which was called Rerum Novarum (“revolutionary change”). In the encyclical, Pope Leo examined the situation of the poor people and the workers in industrialised countries. He then formed seven important principals that would guide the response. Industrialisation

Clare. She was canonized by Pope Gregory XVI in 1837. Pope Gregory XVI named her Patroness of the Living Rosary and Patroness of the Child of Mary. St. Philomena is also known as The Anchor of Hope and remembered as a very holy person. Her tomb was discovered in the catacombs of St. Priscilla

its constituents. Two Popes in the Roman Catholic church, Pope Francis and Pope Pius IX, have published documents with opposing viewpoints about the church’s ability to change and transform over time. The aforementioned documents also highlight other issues commonly debated within the church. Ultimately, Pope Francis favors a more progressive church, that is opento change, while Pope Pius IX favors a church with more rigid guidelines that follow traditional practices. Pope Francis’ “Apostolic Exhortation

St. Philip is an interesting person. St. Philip Neri's’ feast day is May 26 1595. He was born in Florence, Italy one July 21 1515. He passed away one May 26 1595. His symbols are a rosary, lily, and an angel holding a book. The rosary means that he was devoted to Mary mother of Jesus. The lily means that he symbolizes purity of heart and soul. The angel holding a book means that he symbolized freedom, purity, faith, and love. St. Philip Neri was officially recognized as saint or