Ad beatissimi Apostolorum

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Ad beatissimi Apostolorum is an encyclical letter by Pope Benedict XV, issued at the outset of World War I, appealing for peace and reconciliation among nations.

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Ad beatissimi Apostolorum canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic social teaching document
papal encyclical
addressedTo Catholic bishops
rulers and peoples of the warring nations
the faithful of the Catholic Church
author Pope Benedict XV
chronologyWithinPontificate first encyclical of Pope Benedict XV
dateOfIssue 1 November 1914
documentType magisterial document
ecclesialStatus part of the ordinary papal magisterium
EnglishTitle To the Blessed Apostles
genre encyclical letter
historicalContext World War I
outbreak of World War I
intendedEffect encourage reconciliation among belligerent nations
promote peace negotiations
issuedBy Holy See
Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
language Latin
moralTeaching condemns hatred among peoples
urges forgiveness and mutual understanding
papacyOf Pope Benedict XV
placeOfIssue Vatican City
pontificateContext early pontificate of Pope Benedict XV
positionOnWar calls for cessation of hostilities
criticizes the horrors of modern warfare
predecessorPope Pope Pius X
referencedIn Catholic social teaching on war and peace
relatedConflict World War I
surface form: First World War
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
seeAlso Pope Benedict XV
surface form: Benedict XV

Pacem in terris
surface form: Pacem in Terris

World War I peace initiatives
subject Christian charity
appeal to warring nations
condemnation of war
international relations
peace
reconciliation among nations
role of the Church in wartime
successorEncyclical Humani generis redemptionem
theologicalTheme Christian peace
moral responsibility of nations
universal brotherhood
yearOfIssue 1914

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Pope Benedict XV issuedDocument Ad beatissimi Apostolorum