To clarify Pope John Paul II’s position on stem-cell research, the Vatican quoted from his 1995 encyclical, Evangelium Vitae.What’s an encyclical, and how does it differ from a papal bull?

From Para. 56 of Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), an encyclical letter on various threats to human life which Pope John Paul II issued on March 25, 1995. "This is the context in which to ...

Vatican City, Mar 23, 2015 / 16:30 pm. An international prayer vigil prepared by the Vatican will recognize the 20th anniversary of Evangelium Vitae, the encyclical of Saint John Paul II dedicated ...

But here in the United States, always a country on a hurry-up schedule, St. John Paul II’s encyclical “Evangelium Vitae,” promulgated March 25, 1995, has taken a mere 30 years to come into ...

The Vatican on Tuesday launched new pastoral care guidelines for the protection and promotion of human life to mark the 30th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s encyclical letter Evangelium Vitae ...

BOSTON — Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston can still recall the excitement he felt when Pope John Paul II asked bishops across the world to forward ideas to him for his new encyclical on life ...

VATICAN CITY — An international prayer vigil prepared by the Vatican will recognize the 20th anniversary of Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), the encyclical of St. John Paul II dedicated to ...

But I would invite those climate change believers to study a couple of other encyclicals written by recent popes. For instance, “Evangelium Vitae” was written by Saint John Paul II.

Anthony Curmi of St Julian’s writes: A timely reminder of what St Pope John Paul II stated in his encyclical letter on the value and inviolability of human life Evangelium Vitae, issued in 1995 ...

From Para. 56 of Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), an encyclical letter on various threats to human life which Pope John Paul II issued on March 25, 1995. "This is the context in which to ...

But here in the United States, always a country on a hurry-up schedule, St. John Paul II’s encyclical “Evangelium Vitae,” promulgated March 25, 1995, has taken a mere 30 years to come into ...