'Evangelium Vitae' at 30: Americans move toward St. John Paul II's vision for defending life

'Evangelium Vitae' at 30: Americans move toward St. John Paul II's vision for defending life

(RNS) — The Catholic Church is often said to think in terms of centuries, not years or even decades. 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 its own.  Perhaps the signal piece of pro-life teaching in the Catholic Church, “Evangelium Vitae” (“The Gospel of Life”) put the pontiff’s stamp on what had c…

Princeton’s Robert George reflects on ‘Evangelium Vitae’ 30 years on

As issues like abortion, assisted suicide and in-vitro fertilization continue to be widely discussed today, looking back on the prescient writing of St. John Paul II on such matters can help the faithful to see the principles behind longstanding church teaching. Robert P. George, McCormick professor of jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program

Dicastery marks 'Evangelium vitae' anniversary with work to promote life

For the 30th anniversary of Pope St. John Paul II's landmark Encyclical 'Evangelium vitae,' the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life publishes a Pastoral Framework, titled 'Life is always a good,' on how to start and advance Church efforts in promoting pastoral care of human life, with the aim of defending, safeguarding, and promoting it worldwide. Read all

Rev. Prof. Paweł Bortkiewicz spoke at a conference on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the encyclical "Evangelium Vitae". According to the clergyman, Poles are moving away from the teachings of John Paul II, and currently "pathology has become the norm".

Princeton's Robert George reflects on 'Evangelium Vitae' 30 years on - Catholic Review

As issues like abortion, assisted suicide and in-vitro fertilization continue to be widely discussed today, looking back on the prescient writing of St. John Paul II on such matters can help the faithful to see the principles behind longstanding church teaching. Robert P. George, McCormick professor of jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University, recently spoke with OSV News…

‘Evangelium Vitae’ Was John Paul II’s Battle Cry Against the Culture of Death… - Catholic Canada

The publication of Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life) 30 years ago marked a high-water mark of the pontificate of St. John Paul the Great. Signed on the Solemnity of the Annunciation (March 25, 1995), the 11th of his 14 encyclicals was a publishing sensation. Paperback copies of the text appeared at supermarket checkouts… Read the Whole Article at http://feeds.newadvent.org/bestoftheweb?format=xmlThe post ‘Evangelium Vitae’ Was John Paul II’s…