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Evangelium vitae (Ecclesiastical Latin: [ɛ.vanˈd͡ʒɛː.li.um ˈvi.tɛ]) translated in English as 'The Gospel of Life', is a papal encyclical published on 25 March 1995 (on that year's Feast of the Annunciation) by Pope John Paul II.
Other important documents include the encyclicals The Gospel of Life ("Evangelium Vitae") and Faith and Reason ("Fides et Ratio"), and the apostolic letter "Light of the East" (Orientale Lumen). John Paul II reaffirmed the Church's clear opposition to contraception, abortion and homosexual activity.
The Pope John Paul II bibliography contains a list of works by Pope John Paul II, and works about his life and theology. Pope John Paul II reigned as pope of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City for 26 and a half years (October 1978–April 2005). Works written and published prior to his election to the papacy are attributed to ...
The expression "culture of life" entered popular parlance from Pope John Paul II in the 1990s. [9] [10] He used the term in his 1991 encyclical Centesimus annus, [35] and then more fully expanded upon it in the 1995 encyclical Evangelium vitae ("Gospel of Life"):
In his 1995 encyclical titled Evangelium vitae (The Gospel of Life), Pope John Paul II suggested that capital punishment should be avoided unless it is the only way to defend society from the offender in question, opining that punishment "ought not go to the extreme of executing the offender except in cases of absolute necessity: in other words ...
Evangelii gaudium is directed "at overcoming complacency at every level of the church’s hierarchy and in the life of every Christian." [ 5 ] Calling for an "ecclesial renewal which cannot be deferred", [ 6 ] Francis is critical of the over-centralization of church bureaucracy, unthinking preaching, and excessive emphasis on doctrine. [ 6 ]
Vita consecrata is an apostolic exhortation written by Pope John Paul II, published on 25 March 1996.The exhortation is a post-synodal document. Its sub-title is "On the consecrated life and its mission in the Church and in the world".
The Godescalc Evangelistary, Godescalc Sacramentary, Godescalc Gospels, or Godescalc Gospel Lectionary (Paris, BNF. acquisitions nouvelles lat.1203) is an illuminated manuscript in Latin made by the Frankish scribe Godescalc and today kept in the Bibliothèque nationale de France.