Optatissima pax

Optatissima pax is an encyclical of Pope Pius XII on prescribing public prayers for social and world peace given at Rome, at St. Peter's, the 18th day of December in the year 1947, the ninth of his pontificate.

Optatissima pax Encyclical of Pope Pius XII

Signature date	18 December 1947
Number	13 of the pontificate

Two years after World War II, peace still is in uncertain balance. People are in suspense and in several nations class conflicts are being incited to mutual hatred.[1] The Pope considers the crisis of peace a serious one. The economic system of many nations has been dislocated as a result of military expenditures and war related destruction. Working people are exploited and incited to discord.

Peace can only be secured by working together in harmony, cooperation, and peaceful labour. It is the duty of all to realize that the world crisis is serious. All, especially the rich, must place the common welfare above their private advantage and profits.[2] It is most urgent, to reconcile the hearts of men. Public and private life must return to Christ as soon as possible. The Pope places much trust in the prayers of innocent children, whose prayer for peace and reconciliation he requests during the Christmas season.[3] The Pontiff closes the encyclical by imparting his Apostolic Benediction.

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Pope Pius XII
Born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli, 2 March 1876 – 9 October 1958 Pope (1939–1958) Camerlengo (1935–1939) Cardinal Secretary of State (1930–1939) Archpriest of Saint Peter's Basilica (1930–1939)
Biography	Early life Nunciature US visit Election Later years Illness and death Testament Canonization
Encyclicals in chronological order	Summi Pontificatus Sertum laetitiae Saeculo exeunte Mystici corporis Christi Divino afflante Spiritu Orientalis Ecclesiae Communium Interpretes Orientales omnes Ecclesias Quemadmodum Deiparae Virginis Mariae Fulgens radiatur Mediator Dei Optatissima pax Auspicia quaedam In multiplicibus curis Redemptoris nostri cruciatus Anni sacri Summi maeroris Humani generis Mirabile illud Evangelii praecones Sempiternus Rex Christus Ingruentium malorum Orientales Ecclesias Doctor Mellifluus Fulgens corona Sacra virginitas Ecclesiae fastos Ad Sinarum gentem Ad Caeli Reginam Musicae sacrae Haurietis aquas Luctuosissimi eventus Laetamur admodum Datis nuperrime Fidei donum Invicti athletae Le pèlerinage de Lourdes Miranda prorsus Ad Apostolorum principis Meminisse iuvat
World War II	The Holocaust statements conversion of Jews Persecution of Church German Resistance Nazi euthanasia Catholic Resistance Roman razzia Occupied dioceses Ustaše involvement Jewish orphans controversy Pontifical Relief Commission 1942 Christmas address Alleged kidnapping plot Yad Vashem Bombing of Rome
Foreign relations	Nazi Germany (Reichskonkordat) Post-World War II "Ratlines" Persecutions China Eastern Europe Poland Russia
Theology	Social teachings Mariology Judaism Liturgy Eastern canon law Canonizations Beatifications Fátima and Balazar
Writings	Apostolic constitutions and bulls Encyclicals Apostolic writings Magisterium
Appointments	Tisserant Maglione Montini Tardini Orsenigo Muench Cardinals
Advisers	Bea Galeazzi-Lisi Kaas Lehnert Leiber Nogara Spellman Spiazzi
Works on Pius XII	The Deputy Three Popes and the Jews Actes et documents Hitler's Pope International Catholic-Jewish Historical Commission Under His Very Windows The Myth of Hitler's Pope Pius XII, The Holocaust, and the Cold War The Pope's Jews

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