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“However we may pity the mother whose health and even life is imperiled by the performance of her natural duty, there yet remains no sufficient reason for condoning the direct murder of the innocent.”

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Pope Pius XI

Pope Pius XI, born Amedeo Achille Raffaele Guiseppe Damiano Cardinal Dollenti, was the 259th Pope, serving from 1922 to 1939. Born on May 31, 1857, and died on February 10, 1939, he was the first Pope born in Italy. During his papacy, he worked to improve the relationship between the Church and society, promoting the modernization of the Catholic Church. more

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