Several popes have explicitly paid homage to Leo XIII’s writings. In 1931, Pope Pius XI issued his encyclical “Quadragesimo Anno,” or “40th Anniversary,” commemorating Rerum Novarum’s ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — How long does it take to choose a pope? In this case ... ending with the election of Pius XI in 1922. The shortest was the conclave that elected Pius XII in 1939, which ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — How long does it take to choose a pope? In this case ... ending with the election of Pius XI in 1922. The shortest was the conclave that elected Pius XII in 1939, which ...

and Pope Pius XII, elected in 1939 won on the third ballot. A pope is decided after a man receives a two-thirds majority by the voting body, which comprises eligible voters in the College of ...