This is progress - June 2009

This is Progress is an abridged version of Populorum Progressio, Pope Paul VI's encyclical letter issued in 1967. One of the most important social documents issued since Vatican II, Populorum Progressio calls on Christians and all people of goodwill to unite and work for human development in a divided world.

This abridged translation of Pope Paul's encyclical letter Populorum Progressio (On the development of peoples) was prepared by Father R V Bogan of Wonersh Seminary.

The official text of the encyclical letter is in Latin, but the letter was originally written by Pope Paul and his advisers in French. By consulting both the Latin and the French, Father Bogan has produced a creative translation of remarkable power. This edition follows the text as first published in 1976, with some small adjustments to update language or terminology.

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