His Holiness
Pope John Paul II

Writings and Speeches of John Paul II

• Puebla and Beyond -- (28 Jan 1979)
• Redemptor Hominis -- The Redeemer of Man (4 Mar 1979)
• Sapientia Christiana -- Apostolic Constitution on Ecclesiastical Universities and Faculties (15 Apr 1979)
• Address to the United Nations General Assembly (October 2, 1979)
• Dominicae Cenae -- On the Mystery and Worship of the Eucharist (24 Feb 1980)
• Freedom of Conscience and Religion -- (1 Sep 1980)
• Dives in Misericordia -- On the Mercy of God (30 Nov 1980)
• Laborem Exercens -- On Human Work (14 Sep 1981)
• Familiaris Consortio -- On the Family (15 Dec 1981)
• Negotiation: The Only Realistic Solution to the Continuing Threat of War
• Dangers of Genenic Manipulation -- (29 Oct 1983)
• Salvifici Doloris -- On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering (11 Feb 1984)
• Redemptionis Donum -- To Men and Women Religious (25 Mar 1984)
• Dominum et Vivificantem -- Lord and Giver of Life (18 May 1986)
• Audiences on Original Sin -- (19 Sep 1986)
• Redemptoris Mater -- Mother of the Redeemer (25 Mar 1987)
• Sollicitudo Rei Socialis -- On Social Concerns (30 Dec 1988)
• Address to Priests -- (25 Mar 1988)
• Ecclesia Dei -- (2 Jul 1988)
• Mulieris Dignitatem -- Dignity and Vocation of Women (15 Aug 1988)
• The Church and the Computer Culture -- (27 May 1989)
• On the Ecological Crisis -- (1 Jan 1990)
• Ex Corde Ecclesiae -- On Catholic Universities (15 Aug 1990)
• Centesimus annus -- On the Hundreth Anniversary (1 May 1991)
• On Combatting Abortion and Euthanasia -- (19 May 1991)
• True Human Love Reflects the Divine -- (25 Sep 1993)
• Veritatis Splendor -- Splendor of Truth (5 Oct 1993)
• Letter to Families -- (2 Feb 1994)
• Television and the Family -- (15 May 1994)
• Ordinatio Sacerdotalis -- Apostolic Letter Reserving Priesthood to Men alone (22 May 1994)
• Tertio Millennio adveniente -- As the Third Millennium Draws Near (14 Nov 1994)
• Women: Teachers of Peace -- (1 Jan 1995)
• Evangelium Vitae -- On the Value and Inviolability of Human Life (25 Mar 1995)
• Orientale Lumen -- On the Eastern Churches (2 May 1995)
• Ut Unum Sint -- That All May Be One (25 May 1995)
• Letter to Women -- (29 Jun 1995)
• -- On theories of evolution (22 October 1996)

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