Church Documents

 

Declaration on Euthanasia, May 5, 1980, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Documents of Vatican Council II

Documents of the Ecumenical Councils

"Dominus Iesus" - On the Unicity and Salvific Universality of Jesus Christ and the Church, August 6, 2000, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

General Instruction on the Roman Missal

The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church

Instruction Concerning the Historical Truth of the Gospels

Instruction on Prayers for Healing, September 14, 2000, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. 

The Jewish People and their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible

Participation of Catholics in Political Life, Nov 24, 2002, (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith)

Pope John Paul II's Speech at Yad Vashem 23/3/2000

Memory and Reconciliation: The Church and the Faults of the Past, December 1999, International Theological Commission

 

ENCYCLICALS & LETTERS

 

Ad Tuendam Fidem - To Protect the Faith, May 28, 1998, Pope John Paul II

Augustinum Hipponsensem - On the Occasion of the 16th Centenary of the Conversion of St. Augustine, Bishop and Doctor, August 28, 1986, Pope John Paul II 

Casti Connubii - On Christian Marriage, December 31, 1930, Pope Pius XI

Centesimus Annus - On the Hundredth Anniversary of Rerum Novarum, May 1, 1991,  Pope John Paul II

Dies Domini - On Keeping the Lord's Day Holy, May 31, 1998, Pope John Paul II

Dives in Misericordia - On The Mercy of God, November 30, 1980, Pope John Paul II

Divini Amoris Scientia - October 19, 1997, Pope John Paul II

Divino Afflante Spiritu - Promoting Biblical Studies, December 30, 1943, Pope Puis XII

Dominicae Canae - On the Mystery and Worship of the Eucharist, February 14, 1980, Pope John Paul II

Dominum et Vivificantem - On The Relationship of Faith and Reason, September 14, 1998, Pope John Paul II

Ecclesia de Eucharistia - On The Eucharist In Its Relationship To The Church,  April 17, 2003, Pope John Paul II

Evangelii Nuntiandi -On Evangelization In The Modern World, Apostolic Exhortation, December 8, 1975, Pope Paul VI 

Evangelium Vitae - On The Value and Inviolability of Human Life, March 25, 1995, Pope John Paul II

Fides et Ratio - On the Relationship Between Faith and Reason, September 14, 1998, Pope John Paul II

HAURIETIS AQUAS - ON DEVOTION TO THE SACRED HEART 1956 POPE PIUS XII

Humanae Vitae - On The Regulation of Birth, July 25, 1968, Pope Paul VI

Humani Generis - Concerning Some False Opinions Which Threaten to Undermine the Foundations of Catholic Doctrine, August 12, 1950,  Pope Pius XII

Laborem Exercens - On Human Work, September 14, 1981,  Pope John Paul II

Laetamur Magnopere - Announces the publication of the Latin version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. August 15, 1997, Pope John Paul II

Humanum Genus - On Freemasonry, April 20, 1884, Pope Leo XIII

Misericordia Dei - On Certain Aspects of the celebration of the Sacrament of Penance, 7 April 2002, Pope John Paul II

Mysticl Corporis - Mistical Body - CHRISTI ENCYCLICAL OF POPE PIUS XII
ON THE MISTICAL BODY OF CHRIST June 29, 1943

Mulieris Dignitatem, On the Dignity and Vocation of Women on the occasion of the Marian Year, August 15, 1988, Pope John Paul II

Munificentissimus Deus - November 1, 1959, Pope Pius XII

Musicae Sacrae - On Sacred Music. December 24, 1955, Pope Pius XII

Novo Millennio Ineunte - At the Close of the Jubilee Year 2000, January 6, 2001, Pope John Paul II

On Combating Abortion and Euthanasia - Letter to the Bishops of the World, June 21, 1991, Pope John Paul II

On the Collaboration of Men and Women in the Church and in the World, May 31, 2004, Pope John Paul II

On the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons - Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, October 1, 1986

Ordinatio Sacerdotalis - On Reserving Priestly Ordination to Men Alone, May 22, 1994, Pope John Paul II

Orientale Lumen - To Mark the Centenary of Orentalium Dignitas of Pope Leo XIII,  May 2, 1995, Pope John Paul II

Pascendi Dominici Gregis - On the Doctrines of the Modernists, September 8, 1907, Pope Pius X

Providentissimus Deus - On the Study of Holy Scripture, November 18, 1893, Pope Leo XIII

Redemptor Hominis - The Redeemer of Man, March 4, 1979, Pope John Paul II

Redemptoris Mater - Mother of the Redeemer,  25 March 1987, Pope John Paul II

Redemptoris missio, On the permanent validity of the Church's missionary mandate, December 12, 1990, Pope John Paul II

 Rosarium Virginis Mariae - On The Most Holy Rosary, October 16, 2002, Pope John Paul II

Sacerdotalis Caelibatus - On the Celibacy of the Priest, June 24, 1967, Pope Paul VI

Salvifici Doloris, On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering, February 11, 1984, Pope John Paul II

SEMPITERNUS REX CHRISTUS - ON THE COUNCIL OF CHALCEDON in 1951 Pope Pius XII

Slavorum Apostoli - In Commemoration of the Eleventh Centenary of the Evangelizing Work of Saints Cyril and Methodius, June 2, 1985, Pope John Paul II

Sollicitudo rei socialis - To the Bishops, Priests, Religious Families, sons and daughters of the Church and all people of good will for the twentieth anniversary of "Populorum Progressio", December 30, 1987, Pope John Paul II

Tertio Millennio Adviente - On Preparation for the Jubilee of the Year 2000, November 10, 1994, Pope John Paul II

Ut Unum Sint - "That They May Be One", May 25, 1995, Pope John Paul II

Veritatis Splendor - Regarding Certain Fundamental Questions of the Church's Moral Teaching, August 6, 1993, Pope John Paul II

Vicesimus Quintus Annus, On the 25th Anniversary of the Promulgation of the Conciliar Constitution "Sacrosanctum Concilium" On the Sacred Liturgy, December 4, 1988, Pope John Paul II

 

APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTION & EXHORTATIONS

 

Ineffabilis Deus - Apostolic Constitution of Pope Pius IX on the Immaculate Conception (December 8, 1854)

Universi Dominici Gregis - On the Vacancy of the Apostolic See and the Election of the Roman Pontiff, February 22, 1996, Pope John Paul II

Catechesi Tradendae - Catechesis in Our Time, Apostolic Exhortation, October 16, 1979, Pope John Paul II

Christifideles Laici - The Vocation and Mission of the Lay Faithful in the Church and the World, December 30, 1988, Pope John Paul II

Divinus Perfectionis Magister - John Paul, Bishop, Servant of the Servants of God for Posterity, January 25, 1983, Pope John Paul II

Eccelesia in America - On the Encounter with the Living Jesus Christ: The Way to Conversion, Communion, and Solidarity in America, January 22, 1999, Pope John Paul II

Election of the Roman Pontiff - On the Vacancy of the Apostolic See and the Election of the Roman Pontiff, October 1, 1975,  Pope Paul VI.

Ex Corde Ecclesiae - On Catholic Universities, August 15, 1990, Pope John Paul II

Familiaris Consortio - On the Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World, November 21, 1981, Pope John Paul II

Fidei Depositum - On the Publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, October 11, 1992, Pope John Paul II

Pastor Bonus - John Paul, Bishop, Servant of the Servants of God, June 28, 1988, Pope John Paul II

Pastores Dabo Vobis - On the Formation of Priests in the Circumstances of the Present Day, March 25, 1992, Pope John Paul II

Pastores Gregis - For the Hope of the World, October 16, 2003, Pope John Paul II

Redemptoris Custos - Guardian of the Redeemer, August 15, 1989, Pope John Paul II 

Redemptionis Donum - To Men and Women Religious on their Consecration in the Light of the Redemption, March 25, 1984, Pope John Paul II

Sacre Disciplinae Leges - For the Promulgation of the New Code of Canon Law, January 25, 1983, Pope John Paul II

Sapientia Christiana - On Ecclesiastical Universities and Faculties, Apostolic Exhortation, April 15, 1979, Pope John Paul II

Vita Consecrata - On the Consecrated Life and its Mission in the Church and in the World,  March 25, 1996, Pope John Paul II

 

INSTRUCTIONS

 

Ecclesiae de mysterio - On certain questions regarding the collaboration of the non-ordained faithful in the Sacred ministry of the priest, Congregation for the Clergy, August 15, 1997

Redemptionis Sacramentum - On Certain Matters to be Observed or to be Avoided Regarding the Most Holy Eucharist, 25 March 2004

 

UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS

 

A Pastoral Letter Concerning Migration from the Catholic Bishops of Mexico and the United States - November 2002

Catholics in Political Life, Feb. 9, 2005

Católicos en la vida política, Feb. 9, 2005

Responsibility, Rehabilitation, and Restoration:A Catholic Perspective on Crime and Criminal Justice, A Statement of the Catholic Bishops of the United States