| Redemptor Hominis (The Redeemer of Man) - March 4, 1979 |
| Dives in Misericordia (Rich in Mercy) - November 30, 1980 |
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Laborem Exercens (On Human Work) - September 14, 1981 |
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| Slavorum Apostoli (Apostles of the Slavs) - June 2, 1985 |
| Dominum et Vivificantem (On the Holy Spirit in the Life of the Church and the World) - May 18, 1986 |
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Redemptoris Mater (Mother of the Redeemer) - March 25, 1987 |
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| Sollicitudo Rei Socialis (The Social Concern of the Church) - December 30, 1987 |
| Redemptoris Missio (The Mission of Christ the Redeemer) - December 7, 1990 |
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Centesimus Annus (On the Hundredth Anniversary of Rerum Novarum) - May 1, 1991 |
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| Veritatis Splendor (The Splendor of Truth) - August 6, 1993 |
| Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life) - March 25, 1995 |
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Ut Unum Sint (That They May Be One – Ecumenism) - May 25, 1995 |
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| Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason) - September 14, 1998 |
| Ecclesia de Eucharistia (The Eucharist and its Relation to the Church) - April 17, 2003 |
