Ecclesia in Asia

On Jesus Christ the Saviour and His Mission of Love and Service in Asia

St. John Paul II1999-11-06Current

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Overview

Explores proclamation, interreligious dialogue, inculturation, human development, and witness within Asia’s religious and cultural plurality.

Why This Document Matters

It offers a key Catholic framework for mission and dialogue in Asian contexts.

Historical Context

Issued by St. John Paul II in 1999, 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: 1999-11-06

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

Key Points

Evangelization & MissionEcumenism & Interreligious DialogueCulture & Communications

Major Themes

Evangelization & MissionEcumenism & Interreligious DialogueCulture & Communications

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