Context When Pope John XXIII issued Pacem in Terris in 1963, the Second Vatican Council was still in progress. It was the time of the Cold War, the erection of the Berlin Wall, and a growing threat of nuclear war. In fact Pacem in Terris was a response to the… Read More »Pacem in Terris – Peace on Earth
Context Pope John XXIII issued Mater et Magistra in 1961. It is also known by the English title On Christianity and Social Progress. It celebrates the seventieth anniversary of Rerum Novarum. In the post World War II period international relationships were growing, technology was advancing rapidly, and the world was… Read More »Mater et Magistra – On Christianity & Social Progress