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Encyclical
In the ancient Church, an encyclical was a circular letter sent to all the churches of a particular area. As used at that time, the word could be used of a letter sent out by any bishop. The word comes from Latin "encyclia" meaning "general" or "encircling", which is also the origin of the word "encyclopedia".
In the modern Roman Catholic Church an encyclical is a letter sent by the Pope to all Roman Catholic bishops, usually a statement of policy or announcing a new initiative. The Orthodox Church and the Anglican Communion retain the older usage.
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Important papal encyclicals
- Pope Pius IX
- Pope Leo XIII
- Pope Pius X
- Pope Pius XI
- Pope Pius XII
- Humani Generis (1950)
- Pope John XXIII
- Pope Paul VI
- Pope John Paul II
- Redemptor Hominis (1979)
- Dives in Misericordia (1980)
- Laborem Exercens (1981)
- Slavorum Apostoli (1985)
- Dominum et Vivificantem (1986)
- Redemptoris Mater (1987)
- Sollicitudo Rei Socialis ( 1987)
- Redemptoris Missio (1990)
- Centesimus Annus (1991)
- Veritatis Splendor (1993)
- Evangelium Vitae (1995)
- Ut Unum Sint (1995)
- Fides et Ratio (1998)
- Ecclesia de Eucharistia (2003)
Important Eastern Orthodox Encyclicals
External links
- John Paul II Encyclicals from Vatican
- www.papalencyclicals.net, a source for etexts of most of the encyclicals from recent centuries
Source
The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (3rd. ed.), p. 545
03-10-2013 05:06:04
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