On the Hundredth Anniversary of Rerum Novarum Centesimus Annus Encyclical Letter Centesimus Annus Addressed by the Supreme Pontiff John Paul II to His Venerable Brothers in the Episcopate the Priests and Deacons Families of Men and Women Religious All the Christian Faithful and to All Men and Women of Good Will on the Hundredth Anniversary of Rerum Novarum

United States Catholic Conference, 1991. (ISBN 1-55586-436-8)Good tight copy, good wrappers date "1993" is written in ink on the top outer edge, of the front wrappers.From the Introduction: "The Centenary of the promulgation of the Encyclical which begins with the words 'Rerum Novarum,' by my predecessor of venerable memory Pope Leo XIII, is an occasion of great importance for the present history f the Church and for my own Pontificate. It is an Encyclical that has had the distinction of having been commemorated by solemn Papal documents from its fortieth anniversary to its ninetieth. It may be said that its path through history has been marked by other documents which paid tribute to it and applied it to the circumstances of the day....The present Encyclical seeks to show the fruitfulness of the principles enunciated by Leo XIII, which belongs to the Church's doctrinal patrimony and, as such, involve the exercise of her teaching authority. But pastoral solicitude also prompts me to propose an analysis of some events of recent history. It goes without saying that part of the responsibility of Pastors is to give careful consideration to current events in order to discern the new requirements of evangelization. However, such an analysis is not meant to pass definitive judgments since this does not fall per se within the Magisterium's specific domain." — Saint Pope Paul II. Religion.