The church speaks to the modern world

Presents for the first time the basic encyclicals of Leo XIII arranged in the order expressly indicated by the Pope himself. The introduction provides a proper perspective for the encyclicals; his notes clarify obscure points; his summaries provide an immediate grasp of each encyclical; and his study of the variant translations is invaluable. In short, here is the definitive collection of the most important and far-reaching papal pronouncements of the modern age.