Au milieu des sollicitudes is an encyclical published on 16 February 1892 by Pope Leo XIII.
In this encyclical, Leo XIII called on the Catholics of France to accept the French Third Republic, a policy later known as the Ralliement.
However, the fledgling French Third Republic pursued an anti-clerical policy of laïcité, shutting down Catholic schools and convents.
He stated: "We believe it is appropriate, even necessary, to raise our voice again to exhort more earnestly—not only Catholics—but all honest and sensible Frenchmen to reject any seed of political dissent and to devote their energies solely to the pacification of their country.
[3] Some deputies, including Count Albert de Mun and Jacques Piou, conformed to the views of the Holy See and established the Popular Liberal Action, laying the groundwork for the future Christian democracy.