Free downloads of papal encyclicals and apostolic documents from Leo XIII to Pope Francis, covering social teaching, moral theology, the sacraments, and the life of the Church. Page 4 of 4.
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Spiritus Paraclitus
Pope Benedict XV's 1920 encyclical on St Jerome and Sacred Scripture, marking the 1,500th anniversary of the saint's death and encouraging Catholic biblical scholarship.
Pope John Paul II's 1995 encyclical on commitment to ecumenism, acknowledging shared faith with other Christians and inviting dialogue on the Petrine ministry.
Pope John Paul II's 1993 moral encyclical on the splendour of truth, defending objective moral norms against relativism and affirming the universal demands of natural law.
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