Mater et Magistra

encyclical by John XXIII

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history of Roman Catholicism

  • St. Peter's Basilica
    In Roman Catholicism: The Second Vatican Council

    Of special interest is Mater et magistra (“Mother and Teacher”), published on May 15, 1961, the 70th anniversary of Rerum novarum. It explicitly aligned itself with Rerum novarum’s call for justice and the common good as the norms of social conduct. Two years later, in Pacem in terris (April…

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