To many people, concerned only with its fundamental thesis, Humanae Vitae seemed to be a pure and simple repetition of the traditional doctrine of the Church. Its original nuances escaped them.

Homily delivered by Archbishop of Manila Angel Lagdameo, CBCP President, during the Mass to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Encyclical Humanae Vitae, on July 9, 2008, at the Manila Cathedral.

In the papal encyclical entitled Humanae Vitae ("Of Human Life"), Pope Paul VI ended the speculation over oral contraceptives and birth control once and for all. He reaffirmed the Church's ...

Developments have shown how prophetic Paul VI was, notwithstanding the bashing he got at the time he taught Humanae Vitae.

This multipart series maps the influence of Humanae Vitae, the impact this teaching on birth control has had in the Catholic community and where it might be pointing us in the future. Download ...

In 1968, Pope Paul VI reaffirmed this statement by calling the use of artificial contraceptives “intrinsically vicious,” in his Humanae Vitae, a document on the condition of human life.