Encyclical Letters of Pope Leo XIII


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Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903) wrote eighty-eight Encyclicals during his twenty-five year pontificate (1878-1903). Fifty-six of those are included in this collection.

Among the topics covered are the Rosary, socialism, Christian marriage, labour, freemasonry, Church and state, human liberty, dueling, the Holy Eucharist, and more. (Summary by Maria Therese)

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Inscrutabili Dei Consilio (On the Evils of Society) April 21, 1878 29:00 Read by Algy Pug
Quod Apostolici Muneris (On Socialism) December 28, 1878 28:24 Read by Algy Pug
Aeterni Patris (On the Restoration of Philosophy) August 4, 1879 56:30 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Arcanum Divinae (On Christian Marriage) February 10, 1880 1:01:08 Read by Aubrie Kinser
Sancta Dei Civitas (On Mission Societies) December 3, 1880 20:25 Read by Algy Pug
Rerum Novarum (On Capital and Labour) May 15, 1881 - Part 1 45:18 Read by jbev
Rerum Novarum (On Capital and Labour) May 15, 1881 - Part 2 43:00 Read by jbev
Pastoralis Vigilantiae (On Religious Union) June 25, 1881 16:25 Read by Algy Pug
Diuturnum (On the Origin of Civil Power) June 29, 1881 32:32 Read by Kevin F Karam, SJ
Licet Multa (On Catholics in Belgium) August 3, 1881 7:31 Read by Brandy Jay
Etsi Nos (On Conditions in Italy) Feburary 15, 1882 24:39 Read by Algy Pug
Auspicato Concessum (On St. Francis of Assisi) September 17, 1882 29:40 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Cum Multa (On Conditions in Spain) December 8, 1882 19:34 Read by Larry Wilson
Supremi Apostolatus Officio (On Devotion to the Rosary) September 1, 1883 16:35 Read by jbev
Nobilissima Gallorum Gens (On the Religious Question in France) February 8, 1884 26:08 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Humanum Genus (On Freemasonry) April 20, 1884 57:28 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Superiore Anno (On the Recitation of the Rosary) August 30, 1884 9:10 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Immortale Dei (On the Christian Constitution of States) November 1, 1885 1:02:37 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Spectata Fides (On Christian Education) November 27, 1885 6:05 Read by Scott Roe
Quod Auctoritate (Proclaiming a Jubilee) December 22, 1885 15:42 Read by Scott Roe
Vi è ben noto (On the Rosary and Public LIfe) September 20, 1887 7:53 Read by Scott Roe
Officio Sanctissimo (On the Church in Bavaria) December 22, 1887 47:48 Read by Kevin F Karam, SJ
Quod Anniversarius (On His Sacerdotal Jubilee) April 1, 1888 7:05 Read by Algy Pug
In Plurimis (On the Abolition of Slavery) May 5, 1888 42:39 Read by Dory
Libertas (On the Nature of Human Liberty) June 20, 1888 1:13:01 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Saepe Nos (On Boycotting in Ireland) June 24, 1888 9:38 Read by Algy Pug
Paterna Caritas (On Reunion with Rome) July 25, 1888 16:50 Read by Algy Pug
Quam Aerumnosa (On Italian Immigrants) December 10, 1888 8:54 Read by alexandraatiya
Exeunte Iam Anno (On the Right Ordering of Christian Life) December 25, 1888 29:34 Read by joegrimer
Quamquam Pluries (On Devotion to St. Joseph) August 15, 1889 15:25 Read by Mancipia
Sapientiae Christianae (On Christians as Citizens) January 10, 1890 1:02:30 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Dall'alto dell'Apostolico Seggio (On Freemasonry in Italy) October 15, 1890 39:23 Read by Algy Pug
Pastoralis Officii (On the Morality of Duelling) September 12, 1891 10:09 Read by Algy Pug
Octobri Mense (On the Rosary) September 22, 1891 29:38 Read by CassiopeiaSparks
Au Milieu Des Sollicitudes (On the Church and State in France) February 16, 1892 37:32 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Quarto Abeunte Saeculo (On Christopher Columbus) July 16, 1892 14:42 Read by KevinS
Laetitiae Sanctae (Commending Devotion to the Rosary) September 8, 1893 26:10 Read by Leo Behe
Providentissimus Deus (On the Study of Holy Scripture) November 18, 1893 1:10:51 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Praeclara Gratulationis Publicae (The Reunion of Christendom) June 20, 1894 37:30 Read by jbev
Iucunda Semper Expectatione (On the Rosary) September 8, 1894 21:54 Read by jbev
Christi Nomen (On Propagation of the Faith and Eastern Churches) December 24, 1894 8:46 Read by Mancipia
Longinqua (On Catholicism in the United States) January 6, 1895 35:17 Read by jbev
Satis Cognitum (On the Unity of the Church) June 29, 1896 - Part 1 51:05 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Satis Cognitum (On the Unity of the Church) June 29, 1896 - Part 2 53:27 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Fidentem Piumque Animum (On the Rosary) September 20, 1896 16:56 Read by jbev
Divinum Illud Munus (On the Holy Spirit) May 9, 1897 48:12 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Augustissimae Virginis Mariae (On the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary) September 12, 1897 19:37 Read by jbev
Affari Vos (On the Manitoba School Question) December 8, 1897 19:22 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Annum Sacrum (Consecration to the Sacred Heart) May 25, 1898 16:26 Read by Kevin F Karam, SJ
Caritatis Studium (On the Church in Scotland) July 21, 1898 25:30 Read by PetraStAugustine
Spesse Volte (On the Suppression of Catholic Institutions) August 5, 1898 19:36 Read by helensears
Diuturni Temporis (On the Rosary) September 5, 1898 8:15 Read by Algy Pug
Depuis Le Jour (On the Education of the Clergy) September 8, 1899 51:55 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Tametsi Futura Prospicientibus (On Jesus Christ the Redeemer) November 1, 1900 41:21 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Graves De Communi Re (On Christian Democracy) January 18, 1901 33:57 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
In Amplissimo (On the Church in the United States) April 15, 1902 6:35 Read by KevinS
Mirae Caritatis (On the Holy Eucharist) May 28, 1902 46:22 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Fin Dal Principio (On the Education of the Clergy) December 8, 1902 21:03 Read by Algy Pug