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Liturgical Calendar/Saint of the Day: Optional Memorial of St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest and martyr On This Day in Catholic History: 1870 The First Vatican Council of the Roman Catholic church, in its third public session, published "Dei Filius." Beginning with an attack on pantheism, materialism and atheism of the day, it focused on the relationship between faith and reason. In essence it proclaimed that God can be known through human thought. It adopted "the dogmatic constitution on the Catholic faith." 2005 - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI . Birthdays: 1581 - St. Vincent de Paul , French Founder of the Congregation of Priests of the Mission (d.1660) 1706 - Giovanni Battista Martini , Italian musician (d. 1780) 1905 - Robert Penn Warren , American poet (d.1989) 1936 - Jill Ireland , British actress (d. 1990) 1967 - Omar Vizquel , Major League Baseball shortstop 1982 ...