VOX Christi in Regno Christi—the peace of Christ in the reign of Christ, was the motto chosen by His Holiness Pope Pius XT at the beginning of his pontificate in February 1922, summarising in a few words, his reign.
His first act as Pope was significant of his desire for peace. After his solemn coronation in St. Peter's, he appeared on the balcony and gave his blessing arbi et orbi—a blessing which had not been given from the outside of the Basilica since 1870 owing to the quarrel between the Vatican and the Italian State.
'A. few years Inter, prolonged negotiations culminated in tke, sigma ture of the Lateran Treaty of Gon-{ilaton which pat an end. to the Soryearsold dispute, As & result of {hia "treaty, Plus, Xt wae the frst Pope since i870 to leave the confines ofthe Vatican.
pope Pius Xi was born at Desto, a small Lombard town, on, Moy" 3 igor, He was the. fourth phila of patents, "Francesco and Teresa Raith, and" war baptized Ambrose Ratit family were residents of peso as far back as the 20th Century trid came of peasant stock, but, with ihe introuuetion of the silk industry they. became operatives and" later "The youthful Rat xecelved. his eatin Yeom te Yoel pst. Do Sige a priest, Don Damian Ratti Ronile Raitt showed an snelination {or the enureh at an carly age, When wae barely ten ho was admitted avstudent in the seminary of St Poter the martyr In han" Thence, hevwent to the Seminary at, Mon tua later {0\ the Arehibishop's usa fominary of St. Chatles.
talented a student was, bound gravitate to Rome, and he became cludent in the Lombard College Homo. "Achile Raitt also frequented the Gregorian University, and. took His degrees in canon law, theology
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