--- title: "Evangelium Vitae — John Paul II" description: "Evangelium Vitae — Encyclical by Pope John Paul II (1995). A A A PDF generation in progress..... 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Free [ Sign in to read now ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fjohn-paul-ii%2Fworks%2Fevangelium-vitae) Share Link copied Format epub Published Mar 25, 1995 Rating No reviews yet ![Evangelium Vitae](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01ksht0er6g1njrt9rmamj83hd/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260902%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260902T024613Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=b52503a912f6acfcea9de7025f9c5606c2ba9676b50487c552a6a031927a085c) ## About this work Evangelium Vitae — Encyclical by Pope John Paul II (1995). A A A PDF generation in progress..... DE - EN - ES - FR - HU - IT - LA - NL - PL - PT - ZH\_CN - ZH\_TW IOANNES PAULUS PP. II EVANGELIUM VITAE To the BishopsPriests and DeaconsMen and Women religiouslay Faithfuland all People of… Sample ## Take a look inside A A A PDF generation in progress..... DE - EN - ES - FR - HU - IT - LA - NL - PL - PT - ZH\_CN - ZH\_TW IOANNES PAULUS PP. II EVANGELIUM VITAE To the BishopsPriests and DeaconsMen and Women religiouslay Faithfuland all People of Good Willon the Value and Inviolabilityof Human Life INTRODUCTION 1. The Gospel of life is at the heart of Jesus' message. Lovingly received day after day by the Church, it is to be preached with dauntless fidelity as "good news" to the people of every age and culture. At the dawn of salvation, it is the Birth of a Child which is proclaimed as joyful news: "I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people; for to you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord" (Lk 2:10-11). The source of this "great joy" is the Birth of the Saviour; but Christmas also reveals the full meaning of every human birth, and the joy which accompanies the Birth of the Messiah is thus seen to be the foundation and fulfilment of joy at every child born into the world (cf. Jn 16:21). When he presents the heart of his redemptive mission, Jesus says: "I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly" (Jn 10:10). In truth, he is referring to that "new" and "eternal" life which consists in communion with the Father, to which every person is freely called in the Son by the power of the Sanctifying Spirit. It is precisely in this "life" that all the aspects and stages of human life achieve their full significance. The incomparable worth of the human person 2. Man is called to a fullness of life which… [ Sign in to read now ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fjohn-paul-ii%2Fworks%2Fevangelium-vitae) The sample continues in the full work. 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