--- title: "Redemptor Hominis — John Paul II" description: "Redemptor Hominis — Encyclical by Pope John Paul II (1979). A A A PDF generation in progress..... DE  - EN  - ES  - FR  - IT  - LA  - PL  - PT  - SK  - ZH JOHN…" canonical: "https://publica.now/creators/john-paul-ii/works/redemptor-hominis" --- Literary # Redemptor Hominis [ ![John Paul II](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/creators/01ksht09f73n1c1pxhkanyeh98/avatars/01KY5N6GKGY3T3YPKVN5BX0TFF.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=20260902T054422Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=b3f48c5348759d5ed8de53b5c595d90c64a1453216a7fc1b32bb287e6f2b74b1) John Paul II ](https://publica.now/creators/john-paul-ii) Follow Pope John Paul II (Karol Józef Wojtyła, 1920–2005) served as head of the Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005 — the second-longest pontificate in modern history. A philosopher, polyglot,... Free [ Sign in to read now ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fjohn-paul-ii%2Fworks%2Fredemptor-hominis) Share Link copied Format epub Published Mar 04, 1979 Rating No reviews yet ![Redemptor Hominis](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01ksht09jy4aycrpvjgp42er2s/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=20260902T054422Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=39225eed0b13140e848d89b7544e15fe7a482630f60964bcbdee6c3a7a512b61) ## About this work Redemptor Hominis — Encyclical by Pope John Paul II (1979). A A A PDF generation in progress..... DE - EN - ES - FR - IT - LA - PL - PT - SK - ZH JOHN PAUL II SUPREME PONTIFF ENCYCLICAL LETTER REDEMPTOR HOMINIS TO HIS VENERABLE BROTHERS IN THE EPISCOPATE THE PRIESTS THE RELIGIOUS FAMILIES… Sample ## Take a look inside A A A PDF generation in progress..... DE - EN - ES - FR - IT - LA - PL - PT - SK - ZH JOHN PAUL II SUPREME PONTIFF ENCYCLICAL LETTER REDEMPTOR HOMINIS TO HIS VENERABLE BROTHERS IN THE EPISCOPATE THE PRIESTS THE RELIGIOUS FAMILIES THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE CHURCH AND TO ALL MEN AND WOMEN OF GOOD WILL AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS PAPAL MINISTRY Blessing Venerable Brothers, and dear Sons and Daughters greetings and the Apostolic Blessing I. INHERITANCE 1. At the close of the second Millennium THE REDEEMER OF MAN, Jesus Christ, is the centre of the universe and of history. To him go my thoughts and my heart in this solemn moment of the world that the Church and the whole family of present-day humanity are now living. In fact, this time, in which God in his hidden design has entrusted to me, after my beloved Predecessor John Paul I, the universal service connected with the Chair of Saint Peter in Rome, is already very close to the year 2000. At this moment it is difficult to say what mark that year will leave on the face of human history or what it will bring to each people, nation, country and continent, in spite of the efforts already being made to foresee some events. For the Church, the People of God spread, although unevenly, to the most distant limits of the earth, it will be the year of a great Jubilee. We are already approaching that date, which, without prejudice to all the corrections imposed by chronological exactitude, will recall and reawaken in us in a special way our awareness of the key truth of faith which Saint John expressed at the beginning of his Gospel: "The Word became flesh and dwelt… [ Sign in to read now ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fjohn-paul-ii%2Fworks%2Fredemptor-hominis) The sample continues in the full work. [ #encyclical ](/search?query=encyclical) [ #catholic ](/search?query=catholic) [ #theology ](/search?query=theology) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. [Sign in to leave a review](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fjohn-paul-ii%2Fworks%2Fredemptor-hominis) No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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