List of encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII

This article contains encyclicals issued by Pope Leo XIII during his twenty-five-year reign as Pope in 1878–1903.[1][2]

No. Title (Latin) Title (English translation) Subject Date
1. Inscrutabili Dei consilio By God's Unsearchable Design On the Evils of Society 21 April 1878
2. Quod apostolici muneris Which Apostolic Duty On Socialism 28 December 1878
3. Aeterni Patris Of the Eternal Father On the Restoration of Christian Philosophy 4 August 1879
4. Arcanum divinae The hidden design of the divine wisdom On Christian Marriage 10 February 1880
5. Grande munus The Great Duty On Saints Cyril and Methodius 30 September 1880
6. Sancta Dei civitas The Holy City of God On Mission Societies 3 December 1880
7. Diuturnum Long-lasting On the Origin of Civil Power 29 June 1881
8. Licet multa Although Many On Catholics in Belgium 3 August 1881
9. Etsi Nos Even We On Conditions in Italy 15 February 1882
10. Auspicato concessum A Happy Circumstance On St. Francis of Assisi 17 September 1882
11. Cum multa With many On Conditions in Spain 8 December 1882
12. Supremi apostolatus officio The Supreme Apostolic Office On Devotion to the Rosary 1 September 1883
13. Nobilissima Gallorum gens The Most Noble People of France On the Religious Question in France 8 February 1884
14. Humanum genus The Human People On Freemasonry 20 April 1884
15. Superiore anno Last year On the Recitation of the Rosary 30 August 1884
16. Immortale Dei God's Immortal On the Christian Constitution of States 1 November 1885
17. Spectata fides Observed Faith On Christian Education 27 November 1885
18. Quod auctoritate Which by Authority Proclaiming a Jubilee 22 December 1885
19. Iampridem Long Ago On Catholicism in Germany 6 January 1886
20. Quod multum Which for Many On the Liberty of the Church 22 August 1886
21. Pergrata Most Pleasing On the Church in Portugal 14 September 1886
22. Vi è ben noto It Is Well Known to You On the Rosary and Public Life 20 September 1887
23. Officio sanctissimo The Holiest Office (or Duty) On the Church in Bavaria 22 December 1887
24. Quod anniversarius This Anniversiary On His Sacerdotal Jubilee 1 April 1888
25. In plurimis Among the Many On the Abolition of Slavery (sent to the Bishops of Brazil) 5 May 1888
26. Libertas Liberty On the Nature of Human Liberty 20 June 1888
27. Saepe Nos We Often On Boycotting in Ireland 24 June 1888
28. Paterna Caritas On Reunion with Rome 25 July 1888
29. Quam aerumnosa How Troublesome On Italian Immigrants 10 December 1888
30. Etsi cunctas Although All On the Church in Ireland 21 December 1888
31. Exeunte iam anno Already at the End of the Year On Right Ordering of Christian Life 25 December 1888
32. Magni Nobis Great to Us On The Catholic University of America 7 March 1889
33. Quamquam pluries Although Frequently On Devotion to St. Joseph 15 August 1889
34. Sapientiae Christianae Of Christian Wisdom On Christians as Citizens 10 January 1890
35. Dall'alto dell'Apostolico Seggio From the Height of the Apostolic Seat On Freemasonry in Italy 15 October 1890
36. Catholicae Ecclesiae Of the Catholic Church On Slavery in the Missions 20 November 1890
37. In ipso In itself On Episcopal Reunions in Austria 3 March 1891
38. Rerum novarum New Things On Capital and Labour 15 May 1891
39. Pastoralis vigilantiae Of pastoral (things) On Religious Union 25 June 1891
40. Pastoralis officii Of the Pastoral Office On the Morality of Duelling 12 September 1891
41. Octobri mense The Month of October On the Rosary 22 September 1891
42. Au Milieu Des Sollicitudes Amid the Solicitudes On the Church and State in France 16 February 1892
43. Quarto abeunte saeculo The Fourth Century Having Past On Christopher Columbus 16 July 1892
44. Magnae Dei Matris Of the great Mother of God On the Rosary 8 September 1892
45. Custodi di quella fede Guards of That Faith On Freemasonry 8 December 1892
46. Inimica vis The Hostile Force On Freemasonry 8 December 1892
47. Ad extremas To the farthest Seminaries for Native Clergy 24 June 1893
48. Constanti Hungarorum The Hungarians' Loyal On the Church in Hungary 2 September 1893
49. Laetitiae sanctae Of holy praise Commending Devotion to the Rosary 8 September 1893
50. Non Mediocri On the Spanish College in Rome 25 October 1893
51. Providentissimus Deus The most provident God On the Study of Holy Scripture 18 November 1893
52. Caritatis On the Church in Poland 19 March 1894
53. Inter Graves On the Church in Peru 1 May 1894
54. Praeclara gratulationis publicae The Public Rejoicing's Splendid The Reunion of Christendom 20 June 1894
55. Litteras a vobis Your Letter On the Clergy in Brazil 2 July 1894
56. Iucunda semper expectatione Always with Delightful Expectation On the Rosary 8 September 1894
57. Orientalium dignitas The dignity of the Easterners On the Churches of the East 30 November 1894
58. Christi nomen The Name of Christ On Propagation of the Faith and Eastern Churches 24 December 1894
59. Longinqua Extensive On Catholicism in the United States 6 January 1895
60. Permoti Nos We, Influenced On Social Conditions in Belgium 10 July 1895
61. Adiutricem Adjutrix On the Rosary 5 September 1895
62. Insignes Eminent On the Hungarian Millennium 1 May 1896
63. Satis cognitum Sufficiently Well-Known On the Unity of the Church 29 June 1896
64. Fidentem piumque animum Confidence and Devotion On the Rosary 20 September 1896
65. Divinum illud munus That Divine Office On the Holy Spirit 9 May 1897
66. Militantis Ecclesiae Of the Church Militant On St. Peter Canisius 1 August 1897
67. Augustissimae Virginis Mariae Of the Most August Virgin Mary On the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary 12 September 1897
68. Affari vos Speak to You On the Manitoba School Question 8 December 1897
69. Caritatis studium Of the studies of charity On the Church in Scotland 25 July 1898
70. Spesse volte Many Times On the Suppression of Catholic Institutions 5 August 1898
71. Quam religiosa Which Religious On Civil Marriage Law 16 August 1898
72. Diuturni temporis Long Time On the Rosary 5 September 1898
73. Quum diuturnum When the Long On the Latin American Bishops' Plenary Council 25 December 1898
74. Annum sacrum A Holy Year Consecration to the Sacred Heart 25 May 1899
75. Depuis le jour Since the Day On the Education of the Clergy 8 September 1899
76. Paternae Fathers On the Education of the Clergy 18 September 1899
77. Omnibus compertum Everyone Knows On Unity Among the Greek 21 July 1900
78. Tametsi futura prospicientibus Although the Outlook on the Future On Jesus Christ the Redeemer 1 November 1900
79. Graves de communi re Grave Regarding General Business On Christian Democracy 18 January 1901
80. Gravissimas The Gravest On Religious Orders in Portugal 16 May 1901
81. Reputantibus Reflecting On the Language Question in Bohemia 20 August 1901
82. Urbanitatis veteris Of Ancient City-Living On the Foundation of a Seminary in Athens 20 November 1901
83. In amplissimo In The Greatest On the Church in the United States 15 April 1902
84. Quod votis Which Undertaking On the Proposed Catholic University 30 April 1902
85. Mirae caritatis Mirror of Charity On the Holy Eucharist 28 May 1902
86. Quae ad nos Which to Us On the Church in Bohemia and Moravia 22 November 1902
87. Fin dal principio Since the Beginning On the Education of the Clergy 8 December 1902
88. Dum multa While with Much Marriage Legislation 24 December 1902

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References

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  1. ^ Leo XIII, Encyclicals at Vatican.va. Accessed 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ Pope Leo XIII Archived 26 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Papal Encyclicals Online (includes 1 Bull, 1 Apostolic Letter and 1 Constitution). Accessed 11 October 2011.
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