Benedict XVI Caritas In Veritate June 29, 2009 Spe Salvi November 30, 2007 Deus Caritas Est December 25, 2006 John Paul II Ecclesia De Eucharistia April 17, 2003 Fides et Ratio September 14, 1998 Ut Unum Sint May 25, 1995 Evangelium Vitae March 25, 1995 Veritatis Splendor August 6, 1993 Centesimus Annus May 1, 1991 Redemptoris Missio December 7, … [Read more...]
Deus Caritas Est – On Christian Love
ENCYCLICAL LETTER DEUS CARITAS EST OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF BENEDICT XVI TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS MEN AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS AND ALL THE LAY FAITHFUL ON CHRISTIAN LOVE INTRODUCTION 1. “God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him” (1 Jn 4:16). These words from the First Letter of John express with remarkable clarity the … [Read more...]
Spe Salvi – On Christian Hope
ENCYCLICAL LETTER SPE SALVI OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF BENEDICT XVI TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS MEN AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS AND ALL THE LAY FAITHFUL ON CHRISTIAN HOPE Introduction 1. “SPE SALVI facti sumus”—in hope we were saved, says Saint Paul to the Romans, and likewise to us (Rom 8:24). According to the Christian faith, “redemption”—salvation—is not … [Read more...]
Caritas In Veritate – Charity in Truth
ENCYCLICAL LETTER CARITAS IN VERITATE OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF BENEDICT XVI TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS MEN AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS THE LAY FAITHFUL AND ALL PEOPLE OF GOOD WILL ON INTEGRAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN CHARITY AND TRUTH INTRODUCTION 1. Charity in truth, to which Jesus Christ bore witness by his earthly life and especially by his death … [Read more...]