Popes
This pope made treaties with the pagan tribes.
Who was Pope Gregory the Great?
This established a nationwide catholic school system.
What is the Third Plenary Council?
This plague killed millions in Europe.
What is the Black Death?
This decree legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire.
What is the Edict of Milan?
This encyclical addressed workers’ rights and social justice.
What is the Rerum Novarum?
This pope made the Concordat of 1801.
Who was Pope Pius VII?
The first ecumenical council after Trent.
What is the First Vatican Council?
This expedition tried to reclaim Jerusalem.
What is the First Crusade?
These were meant to abolish simony and encourage celibacy.
What were the Gregorian Reforms?
This Cold War era letter called for peace and disarmament.
What is the Pacem in Terris?
This pope revived the Gregorian Chant.
Who was Pope Pius X?
Required bishops to work towards reforming the Church.
What is the Council at Trent?
This event split the Eastern and Western Churches.
What is the Great Schism?
The new updated liturgy, setting out the Order of the Mass.
What was the New Roman Missal?
This encyclical defended life against abortion and killings.
What is the Evangelium Vitae?
This pope convened the twenty-first ecumenical council.
Who was Pope John XXIII?
This council affirmed Christ as both fully divine and fully human.
What is the council at Chalcedon?
This Church headed court targeted heresy in Europe.
What is the Inquisition?
This was the Church’s response to the Protestant movement.
What is the Counter Reformation?
This letter expanded on Rerum Novarum’s principles.
What is the Quadragesimo Anno?
This pope denounced the National Assembly.
Who was Pope Pius VI?
This council declared Mary as the Mother of God.
What is the Council of Ephesus?
This French revolutionary period saw mass executions of Catholics.
What was the Reign of Terror?
This society was founded to reform the Church through education, missionary work, and loyalty to the pope.
What is the Society of Jesuits?
This document stressed solidarity and Christian responsibility.
What is Mater et Magistra?