Léon XIII : le pape de la modernité ? avec Jean-Baptiste Noé

Make a donation and receive a gift: http://don.storiavoce.com/ Since the election of Francis Prevost as Leo XIV in 2025, a question quickly arose: why did the new pope choose this name? Beyond the obvious reference to Saint Leo the Great, Doctor of the Church, Leo XIV specified that he also wished to pay homage to Leo XIII, pope from 1878 to 1903. Indeed, Leo XIII, born Pecci, is the father of the Church's social doctrine, which rejects both unbridled capitalism and socialism. So who was Leo XIII? What were his origins and what was his career within the Roman Curia? What is the content of his famous encyclical, Rerum novarum, on the social doctrine of the Church? Was he a modern pope or, on the contrary, a reactionary? Finally, how did he redefine papal diplomacy after the dissolution of the Papal States? Guest: Jean-Baptiste Noé holds a doctorate in history. A specialist in the Vatican, he is also the editor-in-chief of the journal Conflits. He is the author of a biography of Leo XIII: Leo XIII: The Pope of Modernity (Salvator, 280 pp., €21). *** Facebook:   / histoireetcivilisationsmag   Instagram:   / histoireetcivilisations   Twitter:   / storiavoce