social encyclical Rerum Novarum

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Catholic social teaching document papal encyclical social encyclical

Rerum Novarum is Pope Leo XIII’s landmark 1891 social encyclical that laid the foundations of modern Catholic social teaching by addressing the rights and duties of labor and capital amid industrialization.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Rerum Novarum	29
Rerum novarum	10
encyclical Rerum Novarum	2
social encyclical Rerum Novarum canonical	2
Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical Rerum Novarum	1
Rerum Novarum, 1891-05-15	1
Rerum Novarum: De conditione opificum	1
encyclical Rerum novarum	1

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Target entity: social encyclical Rerum Novarum
Context triple: [Pope Leo XIII, knownFor, social encyclical Rerum Novarum]

A. encyclical Laborem Exercens
Laborem Exercens is a 1981 social encyclical by Pope John Paul II that reflects on the dignity of human work and the rights of workers in the modern world.
B. encyclical Redemptor Hominis
Redemptor Hominis is the first papal encyclical of Pope John Paul II, outlining his vision of Christ-centered human dignity and the mission of the Church in the modern world.
C. Perfectae Caritatis
Perfectae Caritatis is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that outlines the renewal and adaptation of religious life within the Catholic Church.
D. Catholic social teaching
Catholic social teaching is the body of official Catholic Church doctrine that applies Gospel principles to social, economic, and political issues, emphasizing human dignity, the common good, solidarity, and care for the poor.
E. encyclical Evangelium Vitae
Encyclical Evangelium Vitae is a major papal document by Pope John Paul II that strongly affirms the value and inviolability of human life and critiques contemporary "culture of death" practices such as abortion and euthanasia.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: social encyclical Rerum Novarum
Target entity description: Rerum Novarum is Pope Leo XIII’s landmark 1891 social encyclical that laid the foundations of modern Catholic social teaching by addressing the rights and duties of labor and capital amid industrialization.

A. encyclical Laborem Exercens
Laborem Exercens is a 1981 social encyclical by Pope John Paul II that reflects on the dignity of human work and the rights of workers in the modern world.
B. encyclical Redemptor Hominis
Redemptor Hominis is the first papal encyclical of Pope John Paul II, outlining his vision of Christ-centered human dignity and the mission of the Church in the modern world.
C. Perfectae Caritatis
Perfectae Caritatis is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that outlines the renewal and adaptation of religious life within the Catholic Church.
D. Catholic social teaching
Catholic social teaching is the body of official Catholic Church doctrine that applies Gospel principles to social, economic, and political issues, emphasizing human dignity, the common good, solidarity, and care for the poor.
E. encyclical Evangelium Vitae
Encyclical Evangelium Vitae is a major papal document by Pope John Paul II that strongly affirms the value and inviolability of human life and critiques contemporary "culture of death" practices such as abortion and euthanasia.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic social teaching document ⓘ papal encyclical ⓘ social encyclical ⓘ
affirms	dignity of labor ⓘ right of workers to form associations ⓘ right to a just wage ⓘ right to private property ⓘ
aim	address the condition of workers ⓘ provide a Christian response to the social question ⓘ
author	Pope Leo XIII ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Centesimus Annus ⓘ linked to: Centesimus annus Quadragesimo Anno ⓘ
context	Industrial Revolution ⓘ late 19th-century social question ⓘ
EnglishTitle	Of New Things ⓘ On the Condition of the Working Classes ⓘ linked to: The Condition of the Working Class in England
fullTitle	Rerum Novarum: De conditione opificum ⓘ linked to: social encyclical Rerum Novarum
genre	doctrinal letter ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatus	magisterial document ⓘ
influenced	Centesimus Annus ⓘ linked to: Centesimus annus Laborem Exercens ⓘ linked to: encyclical Laborem Exercens Mater et Magistra ⓘ Quadragesimo Anno ⓘ
issuedBy	Holy See ⓘ Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
language	Latin ⓘ
opposes	socialist abolition of private property ⓘ
papacyOf	Pope Leo XIII ⓘ
placeOfIssue	Vatican City ⓘ
publicationDate	1891-05-15 ⓘ
subject	Catholic social teaching ⓘ capital ⓘ class conflict ⓘ employers’ duties ⓘ industrialization ⓘ labor ⓘ liberalism ⓘ private property ⓘ social justice ⓘ socialism ⓘ state intervention ⓘ trade unions ⓘ workers’ rights ⓘ
teaches	mutual duties of workers and employers ⓘ principle of the common good ⓘ priority of the family over the state ⓘ role of the state in protecting the common good ⓘ
titleLanguage	Latin ⓘ
tradition	Catholic social doctrine ⓘ
year	1891 ⓘ

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