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Rerum Novarum

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Originally published May 15, 1891
Authors Pope Leo XIII
DateMay 15, 1891
Numberpontificate
SubjectOn Capital and Labour
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID2068142
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About Rerum Novarum


Rerum novarum, or Rights and Duties of Capital and Labor, is an encyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII on 15 May 1891. It was an open letter, passed to all Catholic patriarchs, primates, archbishops and bishops, that addressed the condition of the working classes.

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