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An encyclical was originally a circular letter sent to all the churches of a particular area in the ancient Roman Church. At that time, the word could be used for a letter sent out by any bishop .
This is a list of the lists of encyclicals which have been promulgated by Popes of the Catholic Church.. List of encyclicals of Pope Benedict XIV; List of encyclicals of Pope Clement XIII
List of encyclicals of Pope Pius XI; List of encyclicals of Pope Pius XII This page was last edited on 10 May 2022, at 18:40 (UTC). Text is ...
Pontiffs differ on the use of encyclicals. On the issue of birth control and contraception, for example, Pope Pius XI issued the encyclical Casti connubii, while Pope Pius XII spoke to midwives and the medical profession when he clarified his position on the issue. [1] Pope Paul VI published an encyclical Humanae vitae on the same topic.
In the modern period also, papal letters have been constantly issued, but they proceed from the popes themselves less frequently than in the Middle Ages and Christian antiquity; most of them are issued by the papal officials, of whom there is a greater number than in the Middle Ages, and to whom have been granted large delegated powers, which include the issuing of letters.
Reaffirmation of the importance of the Council of Trent and the use of the Roman Catechism [4] 14 June 1761 5. Quam graviter: Condemnation of Gallicanism [5] 25 June 1766 6. Christianae reipublicae: Condemnation of certain anti-Catholic publications [6] 25 November 1766
Roman hospitals, S. Maria del Popolo and S. Giacomo and Tridente. [137] 1516 (May 19) Illius qui in altis habitat: Roman hospitals. 1516 (June 16) De Supernae dispositionis arbitrio: Funding of San Giacomo hospital throughout enfiteusis 1516 (December 19) Pastor aeternus: Declared the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges null and void. [138] 1517 (May ...
The Vulgate, made mostly by Jerome, had formed the textual basis for all Catholic vernacular translations of the Bible until Pius XII's encyclical. Divino afflante Spiritu inaugurated the modern period of Roman Catholic biblical studies by encouraging the study of textual criticism (or 'lower criticism'), pertaining to text of the Scriptures themselves and transmission thereof (for example, to ...