The first papal encyclical I remember reading—or attempting to read—was Ecclesia de Eucharistia (2003), the last encyclical by Pope John Paul II. Published three days before I was baptized into the Catholic Church, it discusses one of the most important topics in the Catholic Faith, that of the Holy Eucharist. I won’t bore you with slogans, but if you are a devout Catholic, few things are of…
