The Joy of Love

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The Joy of Love is Pope Francis’s 2016 apostolic exhortation on love, marriage, and family life in the contemporary world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf apostolic exhortation
magisterial document
papal document
approvedBy Pope Francis
author Pope Francis
basedOn 2014 Synod of Bishops on the Family
surface form: Synod of Bishops on the Family (2014)

Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2015)
surface form: Synod of Bishops on the Family (2015)
chapterCount 9
contains pastoral guidelines for family ministry
reflection on 1 Corinthians 13
controversy interpretation of chapter 8 regarding Communion for the divorced and remarried
documentNumberInPapacy post-synodal apostolic exhortation
emphasizes discernment
gradualness in pastoral care
mercy
encourages integration of families in parish life
support for engaged couples
support for married couples
support for separated and divorced persons
focusesOn accompaniment of families
contemporary challenges to family life
discernment in complex family situations
integration of divorced and civilly remarried Catholics
intendedAudience Catholic faithful
bishops
families
priests
issuedBy Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Holy See
language English
Italian
Latin
openingWords Amoris laetitia
papacyOf Pope Francis
Pope Pope Francis
predecessorDocument Evangelii gaudium
promulgationDate 2016-03-19
publicationDate 2016-03-19
publicationYear 2016
reaffirms Catholic teaching on the indissolubility of marriage
relatedSynod Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2015)
surface form: Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Family

Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2014)
surface form: Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Family
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
subject Catholic moral teaching
family life
love
marriage
pastoral care of families
successorDocument Gaudete et exsultate
title Amoris laetitia
type post-synodal apostolic exhortation

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Amoris laetitia titleTranslation The Joy of Love