Based on reflections and a vision for the people of God, the late Saint John Paul II believed that true reverence for the gift of sexuality and challenged believers to live it in a way worthy of their great dignity as human persons.

Evangelium Vitae (“The Gospel of Life”) celebrates its 25th anniversary this week on 25 March, and the document, written by the now St John Paul II, is as relevant today as it was in 1995: an in-depth discussion concerning the sanctity of life within the context of the modern world.