Blessed Pius IX

The Beatification of Pope Pius IX The Beatification of Pope Pius IX- No one doubts that Pius IX was a dedicated churchman. But he does not have a popular cultus. Article wonders aloud which quality of his predeces… CatholicSaints.Info: Pius IX CatholicSaints.Info: Pius IX- Illustrated profile. Includes a list of people he beatified or canonized. Office of Papal Liturgical Celebrations: Pope Pius IX Office of Papal Liturgical Celebrations: Pope Pius IX- Biographical article published in L'Osservatore Romano, 6 September 2000, and Pope John Paul II's homily at the beatificatio… Catholic Encyclopedia: Pope Pius IX Catholic Encyclopedia: Pope Pius IX- Biography of this pope, who died in 1878.