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Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II This section entails the writings of Pope John Paul II starting with his Pontificate in October 16, 1978. In this section, one will find the Holy Father's Encyclicals, Apostolic Constitutions and Letters, exhortations and addresses published in different languages. John Paul II. Address to Presidents of Catholic Colleges and Universities (at Catholic University). (October 7, 1979): 163-167. -----. Address to the General Assembly of the United Nations, October 2, 1980, 16-30. -----. "Address to the Youth of Paris. (June 1, 1980)," L'Osservatore Romano (English Edition), (June 16, 1980): 13. -----. Affido a Te, O Maria. Ed. Sergio Trassati and Arturo Mari. Bergamo: Editrice Velar, 1982. -----. Africa: Apostolic Pilgrimage. Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1980. -----. Africa: Land of Promise, Land of Hope. Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1982. -----. Amantissima Providentia, Apostolic Letter, 1980. -----. The Apostles of the Slavs (Commemorating Sts. Cyril and Methodius): Fourth Encyclical Letter, June 2, 1985. Washington D. C.: Office for Publishing and Promotion Services. United States Catholic Conference, 1985. -----. Augustinum Hipponensem. August 28, 1986. Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1986. -----. "Behold Your Mother," Holy Thursday Letter of John Paul II, Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1988. -----. Brazil: Journey in the Light of the Eucharist. Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1980. -----. Il Buon Pastore: Scritti, Disorsi e Lettere Pastorali. Trans. Elzbieta Cywiak and Renzo Panzone. Rome Edizioni Logos, 1978. -----. Catechesi Tradendae, On Catechesis in Our Time. Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1979. -----. Centesimus Annus (Commemorating the Centenary of Rerum Novarum by Leo XIII): Ninth Encyclical Letter, May 1, 1991. Washington D. C.: Office for Publishing and Promotion Services, United States Catholic Conference, 1991. ----- "Charter of the Rights of the Family." The Wanderer Vol. 116, no 52 (December 29, 1983): 6. -----. Chiamati all'Amore: Itinerari di Santità. Trans. Aldo Cantarini. Rome: Edizioni Logos, 1980. -----. Crossing the Threshold of Hope. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. -----. Dilecti Amici, Apostolic Letter, 1985. -----. "A Discipline That Ennobles Human Love." L'Osservatore Romano (English Edition) Vol. 17, no. 36 (September 3, 1984): 1-6. -----. Dives in Misericordia, On the Mercy of God. Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1980. -----. Divini Amoris Scientia, Apostolic Letter, 1997. -----. Divini Scientia Amoris, Apostolic Letter. Carmelite Digest Volume 13. Number 2. Spring 1998. Pages 4-23. -----. Divinus Perfectionis Magister, Apostolic Constitution, 1983. -----. Dominum et Vivificantem, On the Holy Spirit in the Life of the Church and the World. Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1986. -----. Dominicae Cenae, The Mystery and Worship of the Eucharist. Boston, Daughters of St. Paul, 1980. -----. Ecclesia in Africa, Apostolic Exhortation, 1995. -----. Ecclesia in Urbe, Apostolic Constitutions, 1998. -----. Egreggiae Virtutis, Apostolic Letter, 1980. -----. Encicliche di Giovanni Paolo II , Edizione elettronica per sistema operativo Windows, con ipertesto, in 2 floppy disk, Pisa, Edizioni Cassiopea, 1996, L. 36.000, ISBN 88-86237-07-3. -----. Le encicliche e I principali documenti pontifici dal 1740 al 1996, Cd-Rom, versione 1.20, Citta del Vaticano-Padova, Libreria Editrice Vaticana-Unitelm, 1997, L. 210.000+Iva. -----. Epistle to the Council of Constantinople I. March 25, 1981 . -----. The Encyclicals of John Paul II, Edited with Introductions by Michael Miller, Indiana: Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., 1996. -----. John Paul II: The Encyclicals in Everyday Language. Joseph G. Donders, editor. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1996. -----. Euntes in Mundum, Apostolic Letter, 1988. -----. Evangelium Vitae, Encyclical Letter, 1995. -----. Ex Corde Ecclesiae, Apostolic Constitution, 1990. -----. Familiaris Consortio, Apostolic Exhortation, The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World. Boston: Daughters of Saint Paul, 1981. -----. The Far East: Journey of Peace and Brotherhood. Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1981. -----. Fidei Depositum, Apostolic Constitution, 1992. -----. Fifth Centenary of Evangelization of the New World, Apostolic Letter, 1990. -----. Fiftieth Anniversary of Beginning of World War II, Apostolic Letter, 1989. -----. For the Sixteen-hundredth Anniversary of the First Council of Constantinople and the 1550th Anniversary of the Council of Ephesus. Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1981. -----. Fourth Centenary of the Union of Brest, Apostolic Letter, 1995. -----. France: Message Peace, Trust, Love and Faith. Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1980. -----. The Freedom of Conscience and of Religion. Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1980. -----. Germany: Pilgrimage of Unity and Peace. Boston, St. Paul Editions, 1981. -----. Gift and Mystery, On the fiftieth Anniversary of my Priestly Ordination, Doubleday: New York, December, 1996. -----. Geschenk und Geheimnis. Zum 50. Jahr meiner Priesterweihe. Verlag Styria, Graz - Wein - Koln, 1997. -----. Insegnamenti di Giovanni Paolo II (1978 - ). Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1979 - . -----. Ireland "In the Footsteps of St. Patrick." Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1979. -----. "Jesus Christ, Living Peace and Living Justice." (Homily of His Holiness at Mass in Yankee Stadium On October 2, 1979). The Pope In America. St. Paul: Wanderer Press, 1979, 25-27. -----. John Paul II in America: Talks Given on the Papal Tour, September 1987. Compiled and Indexed by the Daughters of St. Paul. Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1987. -----. John Paul II, Pilgrimage of Faith: The First Year of the New Pope and the Story of His Visit to the United States. Edited and illustrated by National Catholic News Service. New York: Seabury Press, 1979. -----. Laborem Exercens. On Human Work. Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1981. -----. Laborem Exercens, On Human Work. L'Osservatore Romano (English Edition) Vol. 14, no. 38 (September 21, 1981): 1-13. -----. Laetamur Magnopere, Apostolic Letter, 1997. -----. Les Grands Mystères, Apostolic Letter, 1984. -----. Letter of His Holiness John Paul II to the Bishops of the United States. Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1983. -----. Letter of Pope John Paul II to Women, Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1995. -----. Letter of the Pope to Children in the Year of the Family, Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1994. -----. Letter To Families from Pope John Paul II, 1994 Year of the Family, Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1994. -----. "Letter to German Episcopal Conference, May 15, 1980." L'Osservatore Romano (June 30, 1980): 8-9, -----. Love and Responsibility. Trans. H. T. Willetts. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1981. -----. Magnum Matrimonii Sacramentum, Apostolic Constitution, 1982. -----. Maria: Omelie. Preface by Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski. Trans. Janina Korzeniewska. Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1982. -----. Maximilien Kolbe, Patron de notre siècle difficile. Paris: Lethielleux, 1982. -----. Messages of John Paul II: Servant of Truth. Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1979. -----. Message for World Peace Day. London: Catholic Truth Society, 1979. -----. Na Dalekim Wschodzie: Homilie i Przemówienia: 2 V 1984-11 V 1984. Warsaw: Instytut Wydawniczy Pax, 1988. -----. Negotiation: the Only Realistic Solution to the Continuing Threat of War, an Address to Men of Science. Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1982. -----. On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering [Salvifici Doloris]. Office of Publishing Services: Washington, D.C., 1984. -----. On the Dignity and Vocation of Women. Mulieris Dignitatem. Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1988. -----. On the Dignity and Vocation of Women: Apostolic Letter, August 15, 1988. Washington D. C.: Office for Publishing and Promotion Services. United States Catholic Conference, 1988. -----. On the Holy Spirit in the Life of the Church and the World: Fifth Encyclical Letter, May 18, 1986. Washington D. C.: Office for Publishing and Promotion Services. United States Catholic Conference, 1986. -----. On Human Work: Third Encyclical Letter, September 14, 1981. Washington D. C.: Office for Publishing and Promotion Services. United States Catholic Conference, 1981. -----. On the Mercy of God: Second Encyclical Letter, November 30, 1980. Washington D. C.: Office for Publishing and Promotion Services. United States Catholic Conference, 1980. -----. On the Mystery and Worship of the Eucharist Dominicae Cenae. Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1980. -----. On the Occasion of the Marian Year. Letter May 22, 1988. Washington D. C.: Office of Publishing and Promotion Services, United States Catholic Conference, 1988. -----. On the Permanent Validity of the Church's Missionary Mandate: Eighth Encyclical Letter, January 22, 1991. Washington D. C.: Office of Publishing and Promotion Services, United States Catholic Conference, 1991. -----. On the Role of Mary in the Mystery of Christ: Sixth Encyclical Letter, March 25, 1987. Washington D. C.: Office of Publishing and Promotion Services, United States Catholic Conference, 1987. -----. On Social Concerns: Seventh Encyclical Letter, December 30, 1987. Washington D. C.: Office of Publishing and Promotion Services, United States Catholic Conference, 1987. -----. Operosam Diem, Apostolic Letter, 1996. -----. Orientale Lumen, The Light of the East, Apostolic Letter, Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1995. -----. Ordinatio Sacerdotalis, On Preserving Priestly Ordination to Men Alone, Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1994. -----. L'Osservatore Romano, weekly edition in English. -----. Pastor Bonus, Apostolic Constitution, 1988. -----. Pastores Dabo Vobis, I Will Give You Shepherds,
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