Pope Pius XII Quotes

Sport, properly directed, develops character, makes a person courageous, a generous loser, and a gra...

sports
sports-inspirational

The power of sacred music increases the honor given to God by the Church in union with Christ, its H...

music

Pope Pius XII

Born: 1876-03-02

Died: 1958-10-09

Pope Pius XII (born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli; 2 March 1876 - 9 October 1958) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939, until his death in 1958. Before his election to the papacy, he served as secretary of the Department of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs, papal nuncio to Germany, and Cardinal Secretary of State, in which capacity he worked to conclude treaties with European and Latin American nations, such as the Reichskonkordat with Nazi Germany.More