Pope Leo XIII Volume II: A Great "Lion of God" Social, Economic and Political Environment of His Time

Among the encyclical letters of the Popes, none is more remarkable than those of Leo XIII, especially with reference to the teaching of the Church on social, economic, and political questions.

Etienne Gilson

The Social Teaching of Leo XIII

"Just as the sun," a person wrote at the time, "goes down behind the cupola of Saint Peter, and everything sinks into gold and purple, so also the life of this Pope was extinguished."

Rev. Robert Quardt

The Master Diplomate from the Life of Leo XIII

The Pope's...