Pacem in terris

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papal encyclical social encyclical

Pacem in terris is a 1963 encyclical by Pope John XXIII that outlines a vision of global peace grounded in human rights, social justice, and the moral responsibilities of individuals and states.

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Label	Occurrences
Pacem in Terris	8
Pacem in Terris encyclical	1
Pacem in terris canonical	1
Pope John XXIII’s encyclical Pacem in Terris	1
encyclical Pacem in Terris	1

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Target entity: Pacem in terris
Context triple: [Laudato si', relatedDocument, Pacem in terris]

A. Centesimus annus
Centesimus annus is a 1991 encyclical by Pope John Paul II that reflects on Catholic social teaching in the context of modern economic and political changes, marking the centenary of Rerum novarum.
B. Gaudium et Spes
Gaudium et Spes is a major pastoral constitution of the Catholic Church that articulates the Second Vatican Council’s vision of the Church’s role and mission in the modern world.
C. Fratelli tutti
Fratelli tutti is Pope Francis’s 2020 encyclical that reflects on fraternity, social friendship, and the need for greater solidarity and justice in the modern world.
D. Dignitatis Humanae
Dignitatis Humanae is the Second Vatican Council’s landmark declaration on religious freedom, affirming the right of every person to religious liberty grounded in human dignity.
E. Redemptoris Custos
Redemptoris Custos is an apostolic exhortation by Pope John Paul II that reflects on the life and mission of Saint Joseph as guardian of the Redeemer and model of Christian fatherhood.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Pacem in terris
Target entity description: Pacem in terris is a 1963 encyclical by Pope John XXIII that outlines a vision of global peace grounded in human rights, social justice, and the moral responsibilities of individuals and states.

A. Centesimus annus
Centesimus annus is a 1991 encyclical by Pope John Paul II that reflects on Catholic social teaching in the context of modern economic and political changes, marking the centenary of Rerum novarum.
B. Gaudium et Spes
Gaudium et Spes is a major pastoral constitution of the Catholic Church that articulates the Second Vatican Council’s vision of the Church’s role and mission in the modern world.
C. Fratelli tutti
Fratelli tutti is Pope Francis’s 2020 encyclical that reflects on fraternity, social friendship, and the need for greater solidarity and justice in the modern world.
D. Dignitatis Humanae
Dignitatis Humanae is the Second Vatican Council’s landmark declaration on religious freedom, affirming the right of every person to religious liberty grounded in human dignity.
E. Redemptoris Custos
Redemptoris Custos is an apostolic exhortation by Pope John Paul II that reflects on the life and mission of Saint Joseph as guardian of the Redeemer and model of Christian fatherhood.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	papal encyclical ⓘ social encyclical ⓘ
addresses	all people of good will ⓘ
audience	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholics international community ⓘ non-Catholics ⓘ political leaders ⓘ
author	Pope John XXIII ⓘ
callsFor	greater social and economic justice ⓘ progressive disarmament ⓘ strengthening of the United Nations ⓘ universal respect for human rights ⓘ
focusesOn	global political community ⓘ moral order as basis of peace ⓘ relationship between individuals and the state ⓘ relationship between states ⓘ
influenced	Catholic social teaching ⓘ Second Vatican Council ⓘ human rights discourse ⓘ peace movements ⓘ
issuedBy	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Holy See ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
papacyOf	Pope John XXIII ⓘ
placeOfIssue	Vatican City ⓘ
Pope	Pope John XXIII ⓘ
publicationDate	1963-04-11 ⓘ
relatedTo	Catholic social doctrine ⓘ Gaudium et Spes ⓘ surface form: Gaudium et spes Mater et Magistra ⓘ surface form: Mater et magistra social encyclical Rerum Novarum ⓘ surface form: Rerum novarum
subject	Cold War ⓘ common good ⓘ disarmament ⓘ human dignity ⓘ human rights ⓘ international organizations ⓘ international relations ⓘ natural law ⓘ nuclear weapons ⓘ peace ⓘ rights and duties ⓘ role of public authorities ⓘ social justice ⓘ
teaches	authority must be exercised for the common good ⓘ every human person has rights and corresponding duties ⓘ international disputes should be settled by negotiation, not force ⓘ peace must be founded on truth, justice, love, and freedom ⓘ
titleTranslation	Peace on Earth ⓘ
year	1963 ⓘ

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