Word: pius
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...French Academy got a note of praise from Pius XII, who wrote in French and gave the language a nod of approval in passing, for "its clarity, its precision, and its sense of distinction . . . the language of diplomacy and of abstract science ... of art, literature and poetry, the language of the spirit and of the heart...
...Gasperi succeeded Sturzo as leader of Italy's Christian Democracy, ran up against Benito Mussolini. Mussolini forced De Gasperi out of the window. His party was banned and he became, like thousands of his fellow Italians, an outlaw. He was jailed twice. His health broke. In 1929, Pope Pius XI gave him a post as Vatican librarian at $80 a month. To eke out his salary, he gave language lessons, occasionally worked as ghostwriter for foreign correspondents...
...Very Surprising." Monsignor Cippico's exposure, the only major Vatican scandal since 1915,* began last August. Pope Pius was at his summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo, deep in the Alban Hills. Beneath his long hand on the light walnut desk lay the morning's mail, with all the envelopes personally addressed to the Pope still unopened. Many begging letters Pius XII marked with a gold pencil, so that help should be sent immediately. Then he came to a letter from an industrialist who complained of the excessively high commissions charged by the Vatican for personal loans...
Last week, as part of the Vatican campaign to keep Italy from going Communist, Pope Pius XII addressed the Italian Congress of Economic Experts...
...Rome, solemn ceremonies, sacred music and fluttering banners celebrated the 72nd birthday of Pope Pius XII. Most Vatican offices were closed for the occasion, but the church's sacred congregations were not taking it easy. They were working at top speed to head off a victory for the Communist-dominated "Popular Front" in the coming elections on April...