What is the difference between an Apostolic Exhortation and an Encyclical Letter?

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                          Pope Francis has just released an Apostolic Exhortation called Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel) . He also released an Encyclical Letter in the summer called Lumen Fidei (The Light of Faith) . What is the difference between these two types of documents? Is one considered to be more important than the other?

                        

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Nov 27, 2013, 04:23 PM
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What is the difference between an Apostolic Exhortation and an Encyclical Letter?

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