Familiaris consortio

Familiaris consortio Latin for 'The fellowship of the family' Apostolic exhortation of Pope John Paul II
Signature date	22 November 1981
Number	2 of 15 of the pontificate
Text	In English
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Familiaris consortio (The fellowship of the family; subtitled On the Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World) is a post-synodal apostolic exhortation written by Pope John Paul II and promulgated on 22 November 1981.