The encyclicals of John Paul II

Redemptor hominis: Inheritance. Mystery of the redemption. Redeemed man and his situation in the modern world. Church's mission and man's destiny

Dives in misericordia: He who sees me sees the Father. Messianic message. Old Testament. Parable of the prodigal son. Paschal mystery. "Mercy ... from generation to generation". Mercy of God in the mission of the Church. Prayer of the Church in our times

Laborem exercens: Work and man. Conflict between labor and capital in the present phase of history. Rights of workers. Elements for a spirituality of work

Slavorum apostoli: Biographical sketch. Heralds of the Gospel. They planted the Church of God. Catholic sense of the Church. Gospel and culture. Significance and influence of the Christian millennium in the Slav world

Dominum et vivificantem: Spirit of the Father and of the Son, given to the Church. Spirit who convinces the world concerning sin. Spirit who gives life

Redemptoris mater: Mary in the mystery of Christ. Mother of God at the center of the pilgrim Church. Maternal mediation

Sollicitudo rei socialis: Originality of the encyclical Populorum progressio. Survey of the contemporary world. Authentic human development. Theological reading of modern problems. Some particular guidelines

Redemptoris missio: Jesus Christ, the only Savior. Kingdom of God. Holy Spirit, the principal agent of mission. Vast horizons of the mission Ad gentes. Paths of mission. Leaders and workers in the missionary apostolate. Cooperation in missionary activity. Missionary spirituality

Centesimus annus: Characteristics of Rerum novarum. Toward the "New things" of today. Year 1989. Private property and the universal destination of material goods. State and culture. Man is the way of the Church

Veritatis splendor: Christ and the answer to the question about morality. Church and the discernment of certain tendencies in present-day moral theology. Moral good for the life of the church and the world

Evangelium vitae: present-day threats to human life. Christian message concerning life. God's holy law. For a new culture of human life

Ut unum sint: Catholic Church's commitment to ecumenism. Fruits of dialogue. Quanta est nobis via?

Redemptor hominis: Inheritance. Mystery of the redemption. Redeemed man and his situation in the modern world. Church's mission and man's destiny

Dives in misericordia: He who sees me sees the Father. Messianic message. Old Testament. Parable of the prodigal son. Paschal mystery. "Mercy ... from generation to generation". Mercy of God in the mission of the Church. Prayer of the Church in our times

Laborem exercens: Work and man. Conflict between labor and capital in the present phase of history. Rights of workers. Elements for a spirituality of work

Slavorum apostoli: Biographical sketch. Heralds of the Gospel. They planted the Church of God. Catholic sense of the Church. Gospel and culture. Significance and influence of the Christian millennium in the Slav world

Dominum et vivificantem: Spirit of the Father and of the Son, given to the Church. Spirit who convinces the world concerning sin. Spirit who gives life

Redemptoris mater: Mary in the mystery of Christ. Mother of God at the center of the pilgrim Church. Maternal mediation

Sollicitudo rei socialis: Originality of the encyclical Populorum progressio. Survey of the contemporary world. Authentic human development. Theological reading of modern problems. Some particular guidelines

Redemptoris missio: Jesus Christ, the only Savior. Kingdom of God. Holy Spirit, the principal agent of mission. Vast horizons of the mission Ad gentes. Paths of mission. Leaders and workers in the missionary apostolate. Cooperation in missionary activity. Missionary spirituality

Centesimus annus: Characteristics of Rerum novarum. Toward the "New things" of today. Year 1989. Private property and the universal destination of material goods. State and culture. Man is the way of the Church

Veritatis splendor: Christ and the answer to the question about morality. Church and the discernment of certain tendencies in present-day moral theology. Moral good for the life of the church and the world

Evangelium vitae: present-day threats to human life. Christian message concerning life. God's holy law. For a new culture of human life

Ut unum sint: Catholic Church's commitment to ecumenism. Fruits of dialogue. Quanta est nobis via?