| Laborem exercens Latin for 'Through Work' Encyclical of Pope John Paul II | |
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| Signature date | 14 September 1981 |
| Subject | On human work, on the 90th anniversary of Rerum novarum |
| Number | 3 of 14 of the pontificate |
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Laborem exercens (Latin: Through Work) is an encyclical written by Pope John Paul II in 1981, on human work. It is part of the larger body of Catholic social teaching, which traces its origin to Pope Leo XIII's 1891 encyclical Rerum novarum.