Evangelica Testificatio

On the Renewal of Religious Life

St. Paul VI1971-06-29Current

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Overview

Addresses poverty, chastity, obedience, community, prayer, apostolate, and renewal in religious life after Vatican II.

Why This Document Matters

It supplies an early postconciliar papal interpretation of authentic renewal in consecrated life.

Historical Context

Issued by St. Paul VI in 1971, this apostolic exhortation addresses the pastoral, doctrinal, or governing needs of its period while remaining part of the Church's continuing documentary tradition.

Authority and Status

Genre: Apostolic Exhortation
Authority class: Papal apostolic exhortation
Juridical force: Doctrinal and pastoral
Current status: Current
Promulgated: 1971-06-29

Authoritative papal pastoral and magisterial guidance; any cited definitive teaching retains its own proper authority.

Key Points

Consecrated LifeSpirituality & PrayerEcclesiology

Major Themes

Consecrated LifeSpirituality & PrayerEcclesiology

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