The Complete Encyclicals, Bulls, and Apostolic Exhortations: Volume 2

by Pope Francis

Overview

When Pope Francis puts pen to paper, people around the world pay attention.

Between 2017 and 2020, the Holy Father published six groundbreaking documents with topics ranging from the importance of scripture to Catholic social teaching, and from injustice in the Amazon to the role of religion in building world peace.

These seven documents—letters, apostolic exhortations, an encyclical, and a statement cosigned by Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb—are gathered in one volume for the first time.

Volume 2 includes:

• Gaudete et Exultate, March 19, 2018: In his apostolic exhortation Rejoice and Be Glad: On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World, Pope Francis reissues the universal call to holiness, challenges us to recognize the “saints next door” we encounter in daily life, and provides a practical meditation on how we can respond to the Lord’s invitation to become his disciples.
• Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together, February 4, 2019: This document emphasizes the important role of religion in building world peace and the rights of freedom, justice, and full citizenship for all people—including women. It was cosigned in Abu Dhabi by the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, during Pope Francis’s apostolic visit to the United Arab Emirates.
• Apperuit Illis, September 30, 2019: This apostolic letter, Instituting the Sunday of the Word of God, reflects on Vatican II’s teaching on the importance of the scriptures and encourages all Catholics to embrace the Bible as part of their rich spiritual heritage.
• Christus Vivit, March 25, 2019: Christ is Alive is the post-synodal apostolic exhortation to young people framed on three key principles: God loves you, Jesus saves and suffers with you, and Jesus is alive.
• Querida Amazonia, February 12, 2020: The 2020 post-synodal apostolic exhortation Beloved Amazon addresses injustice and exploitation in the Amazon region, outlines challenges to caring for creation and respecting the cultures of indigenous peoples, and renews consideration of how the Church’s mission can and should take shape in the twenty-first century.
• Fratelli Tutti, October 4, 2020: All Brothers and Sisters: On Fraternity and Social Friendship is Pope Francis’s third encyclical and the only one written between 2017 and 2020. This seminal work challenges us to take a fresh look at the great ideals of the Church’s social teaching and put them into practice on a new—and more personal—level.
• Patris Corde, December 8, 2020: The apostolic letter With a Father’s Heart declared 2021 the Year of St. Joseph, and provides an extended meditation on the various facets of Joseph’s fatherhood.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781646801138
Publisher:	Ave Maria Press
Publication date:	09/03/2021
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Pope Francis (1936–2025) was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to parents of Italian descent. He was ordained a Jesuit priest in 1969, ordained auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires in 1992, installed as bishop in 1998, and elevated to cardinal in 2001. He was elected by the College of Cardinals in March 2013 as the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church and took the name Francis for St. Francis of Assisi. He is the first Jesuit pope, the first pope from the Americas, and the first non-European pope in more than twelve centuries.

Table of Contents

Publisher's Note vii

Abbreviations xi

Gaudete et Exsultate 1

Rejoice and Be Glad

Apostolic Exhortation on the Call of Holiness in Today's World March 19, 2018

Christus Vivit 67

Christ Is Alive

Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation to Young People and to the Entire People of God

March 25, 2019

"Aperuit Illis" 171

Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio by the Supreme Pontiff Francis Instituting the Sunday of the Word of God September 30, 2019

Querida Amazonia 187

Beloved Amazon

Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation to the People of God and to All Persons of Good Will

February 12, 2020

Fratelli Tutti 241

All Brothers and Sisters

Encyclical On Fraternity and Social Friendship

October 4, 2020

Patris Corde 371

With a Father's Heart

Apostolic Letter On the 150th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church

December 8, 2020

Appendix: Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together 391

Apostolic Journey to the United Arab Emirates February 4, 2019

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“If you don’t feel challenged by his words, then you’re not paying attention. With the passion of a pastor and the wisdom of a bishop, Pope Francis addresses urgent, global events including the pandemic, the Amazon, young people, and family life. In word and deed, the Holy Father brings the Gospel message to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” —Fr. Joseph Laramie, S.J., national director of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network

“With Fratelli Tutti, Francis has moved opposition to the death penalty into the foreground of Catholic social teaching, completing the church’s long journey of mercy and reconciliation.” —Fr. James Martin, S.J.

“Christus Vivit is a wonderful summons to the whole Church to more vigorously invest in youth and young adults, especially those on the peripheries and those who are disconnected from the Church.” —The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops