Octogesima adveniens

Octogesima Adveniens
Latin for 'The eightieth anniversary'
Letter of Pope Paul VI
Coat of arms of Pope Paul VI
Signature date 14 May 1971
SubjectCatholic social teaching
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Octogesima adveniens (The eightieth anniversary) is the incipit of the 14 May 1971 Apostolic Letter addressed by Pope Paul VI to Cardinal Maurice Roy, president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity and of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, on the occasion of the eightieth anniversary of Pope Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum novarum. Generally known as A Call to Action on the Eightieth Anniversary of Rerum novarum, it is an Apostolic Letter which discusses themes such as securing democratic foundations in society.