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Events on Friday 15 May 1891 1
1891Rerum Novarum issuedPapal encyclical on labor and capitalPope Leo XIII issued the encyclical Rerum Novarum, addressing the condition of workers under industrial capitalism. It affirmed rights to fair wages, safe conditions, and unionization while rejecting socialism. The document became the founding text of modern Catholic social teaching.