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Closing
Address at Vatican II Closing Address of the Council by
Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI, 7 Dec 1965
Ad
Gentes
Decree on the Missionary Activity of the Church
Vatican II, 7 Dec 1965
Dignitatis
Humanae
Declaration on Religious Freedom
Vatican II, 7 Dec 1965
Gaudium
et Spes
Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World
Vatican II, 7 Dec 1965
Presbyterorum
Ordinis
Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests
Vatican II, 7 Dec 1965
Apostolicam
Actuositatem Decree on the Apostolate
of the Laity
Vatican II, 18 Nov 1965
Dei
Verbum
Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation
Vatican II, 18 Nov 1965
Christus
Dominus
Decree Concerning the Pastoral Office of Bishops in the Church
Vatican II, 28 Oct 1965
Gravissimum
Educationis
Declaration on Christian Education
Vatican II, 28 Oct 1965
Nostra
Aetate
Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions
Vatican II, 28 Oct 1965
Optatam
Totius
Decree on Priestly Training
Vatican II, 28 Oct 1965
Perfectae
Caritatis
Decree on the Adaptation and Renewal of Religious Life
Vatican II, 28 Oct 1965
Lumen
Gentium
Dogmatic Constitution on the Church
Vatican II, 21 Nov 1964
Orientalium
Ecclesiarum
Decree on the Catholic Churches of the Eastern Rite
Vatican II, 21 Nov 1964
Unitatis
Redintegratio
Decree on Ecumenism
Vatican II, 21 Nov 1964
Inter
Mirifica
Decree on the Media of Social Communications
Vatican II, 4 Dec 1963
Sacrosanctum
Concilium
Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy
Vatican II, 4 Dec 1963
Novo
Millennio Ineunte
Apostolic Letter at the Close of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000
Pope John Paul II, 6 Jan 2001
Communiqué
with the
Joint Communiqué with the Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian
Church
Pope John Paul II & Catholicos Karekin II, 9 Nov 2000
On
Saint Thomas More
Motu Proprio Proclamation of St. Thomas More as Patron of
Statesmen and Politicians
Pope John Paul II, 31 Oct 2000
Unione
Romania Roma
Apostolic Letter for the 300th Anniversary of the Union of the Greek-Catholic
Church of Romania with the Church of Rome
Pope John Paul II, 20 July 2000
Address
to Chaldean Bishops Address to the Synod of Chaldean Catholic
Bishops
Pope John Paul II, 12 Jun 2000
Message
on Indulgences
Message to William Cardinal Baum, Supreme Penitentiary,
on Teaching About Indulgences
Pope John Paul II, 1 Apr 2000
Ecclesia
in Asia
Apostolic Exhortation to the Church in Asia
Pope John Paul II, 6 Nov 1999
Letter
to the Elderly
Letter for the UN Year of the Elderly
Pope John Paul II, 1 Oct 1999
Patronesses
of Europe
Motu Proprio Proclaiming St. Bridget of Sweden, St. Catherine of Siena
and
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) Co-Patronesses of Europe
Pope John Paul II, 1 Oct 1999
Letter
to the Armenian
May We Rediscover Our Full Communnion: Letter to Karekin I, Catholicos
Patriarch
and Supreme Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church
Pope John Paul II, 29 Jun 1999
Letter
to Artists
Letter to Artists on Easter Sunday
Pope John Paul II, 4 Apr 1999
Inter
Munera Academiarum Apostolic Letter
on the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas and the
Pontifical Academy of Theology
Pope John Paul II, 28 Jan 1999
Ecclesia
in America
Apostolic Exhortation to the Church in America
Pope John Paul II, 22 Jan 1999
Incarnationis
Mysterium
Bull of Indiction of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000
Pope John Paul II, 29 Nov 1998
Fides
et Ratio
Encyclical on the Relationship Between Faith and Reason
Pope John Paul II, 14 Sept 1998
Dies
Domini
Apostolic Letter on Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy
Pope John Paul II, 31 May 1998
Apostolos
Suos
Motu Proprio on the Theological and Juridical Nature of Episcopal Conferences
Pope John Paul II, 21 May 1998
Ad
Tuendam Fidem
Motu Proprio Amending the Code of Canon Law Regarding Magisterial Truths
Pope John Paul II, 18 May 1998
Ecclesia in Urbe
Apostolic Constitution on the Governing of the Vicariate of Rome
Pope John Paul II, 1 Jan 1998 [Latin
text]
Letter
on the Holy City
The Holy City is the Mother of All Churches: Letter to Patriarch Michael
Sabbah
of the Patriarchal Diocese of Jerusalem for Latins
Pope John Paul II, 28 Nov 1997
Divini
Amoris Scientia
Apostolic Letter on Saint Therese of Lisieux
Pope John Paul II, 19 Oct 1997
Laetamur
Magnopere
Apostolic Letter Promulgating the Latin Typical Edition of the
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Pope John Paul II, 15 Aug 1997
Stella
Maris
Motu Proprio on the Maritime Apostolate
Pope John Paul II, 31 Jan 1997
Declaration
with the
Comon Declaration of the Catholic Church and the Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian
Church
Pope John Paul II & Catholicos Karekin I, 13 Dec 1996
Operosam Diem
Apostolic Letter on the 16th Centenary of the Death of Saint Ambose
of Milan, Doctor of the Church [Latin
text]
Pope John Paul II, 1 Dec 1996
Union
of Uzhorod
Apostolic Letter for the 350 Years of the Union of Uzhorod
Pope John Paul II, 18 Apr 1996
Vita
Consecrata
Apostolic Exhortation on the Consecrated Life
Pope John Paul II, 25 Mar 1996
Universi
Dominici Gregis
Apostolic Constitution on the Vacancy of the Apostolic See
and the Election of the Roman Pontiff
Pope John Paul II, 22 Feb 1996
Union
of Brest
Apostolic Letter for the Fourth Centenary of the Union of Brest
Pope John Paul II, 12 Nov 1995
Ecclesia
in Africa
Apostolic Exhortation on the Church in Africa
Pope John Paul II, 14 Sep 1995
Declaration
with the
Common Declaration of the Catholic Church and the Ecumenical
Ecumenical
Patriarch
Patriarchate of Constantinople
Pope John Paul II & Patriarch Bartholomew I, 29 Jun 1995
Letter
to Women
Letter for the Fourth World Conference on Women at Beijing
Pope John Paul II, 29 Jun 1995
Ut
Unum Sint
Encyclical on Commitment to Ecumenism
Pope John Paul II, 25 May 1995
The
End of World War II
Message on the 50th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War
Pope John Paul II, 16 May 1995
Orientale
Lumen
Apostolic Letter on the Eastern Churches
Pope John Paul II, 2 May 1995
Evangelium
Vitae
Encyclical on the Value and Inviolability of Human Life
Pope John Paul II, 25 Mar 1995
Letter
to Children
Letter to Children in the Year of the Family
Pope John Paul II, 13 Dec 1994
Declaration
with the Assyrian Common Christological Declaration Between Catholic
Church and
Church
of the East
the Assyrian Church of the East
Pope John Paul II & Catholicos Mar Dinkha IV, 11 Nov 1994
Tertio
Millennio Adveniente Apostolic Letter on Preparation
for the Jubilee of the Year 2000
Pope John Paul II, 10 Nov 1994
Labor Office of the Holy See
Motu Proprio Establishing the Labor Office of the Holy See
Pope John Paul II, 30 Sept 1994 [Italian
text]
Ordinatio
Sacerdotalis
Apostolic Letter on Reserving Priestly Ordination to Men Alone
Pope John Paul II, 22 May 1994
Vitae
Mysterium
Motu Proprio Establishing the Pontifical Academy for Life
Pope John Paul II, 11 Feb 1994
Letter
to Families
Letter for the UN Year of the Family
Pope John Paul II, 2 Feb 1994
Socialium Scientiarum
Motu Proprio Establishing the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
Pope John Paul II, 1 Jan 1994 [Italian
text]
Veritatis
Splendor
Encyclical on Fundamental Questions of the Church’s Moral Teaching
Pope John Paul II, 6 Aug 1993
Inde
a Pontificatus
Motu Proprio Combining the Pontifical Council for Culture and the Pontifical
Council for Dialogue with Non-Believers
Pope John Paul II, 25 Mar 1993
Europae Orientalis
Motu Proprio Establishing the Pontifical Commission for the Church in Eastern
Europe, Replacing the Pontifical Commission for Russia
Pope John Paul II, 15 Jan 1993 [Italian
text]
Fidei
Depositum
Apostolic Constitution on the Publication of the Catechism of the Catholic
Church
Pope John Paul II, 11 Oct 1992
Pastores
Dabo Vobis
Apostolic Exhortation on the Formation of Priests
Pope John Paul II, 25 Mar 1992
Letter
on Abortion
Letter to All the World's Bishops on Combatting Abortion and Euthanasia
and
Euthanasia
Pope John Paul II, 19 May 1991
Centesimus
Annus
Encyclical on the Church’s Social Teaching on the Centenary of Rerum Novarum
Pope John Paul II, 1 May 1991
Redemptoris
Missio
Encyclical on the Permanent Validity of the Church’s Missionary Mandate
Pope John Paul II, 7 Dec 1990
Ex
Corde Ecclesiae
Apostolic Constitution on Catholic Universities
Pope John Paul II, 15 Aug 1990
? ? ?
Apostolic Letter for the Fifth Centenary of the Evangelization of the New
World
Pope John Paul II, 29 Jun 1990 [Italian
text]
? ? ?
Apostolic Letter for the Centenary of the 'Opera di San Pietro Apostolo'
Pope John Paul II, 1 Oct 1989 [Italian
text]
? ? ?
Apostolic Letter on the Situation in Lebanon
Pope John Paul II, 7 Sept 1989 [Italian
text]
? ? ?
Apostolic Letter on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Beginning of World
War II
Pope John Paul II, 27 Aug 1989 [Italian]
Redemptoris
Custos
Apostolic Exhortation on the Person and Mission of Saint Joseph
Pope John Paul II, 15 Aug 1989
Christifideles
Laici
Apostolic Exhortation on the Vocation and Mission of the Lay Faithful
Pope John Paul II, 30 Dec 1988
Vicesimus
Quintus Annus Apostolic Letter
on the Sacred Liturgy on the 25th Anniversary of the
Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium
Pope John Paul II, 4 Dec 1988
Mulieris
Dignitatem
Apostolic Letter on the Dignity and Vocation of Women
Pope John Paul II, 15 Aug 1988
Ecclesia
Dei
Motu Proprio Establishing the Pontifical Commision "Ecclesia Dei" in Response
to the Schism of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre
Pope John Paul II, 2 Jul 1988
Pastor
Bonus
Apostolic Constitution on the Roman Curia
Pope John Paul II, 28 Jun 1988
Letter
to Religious
Letter to Religious for the Marian Year
Pope John Paul II, 22 May 1988
Euntes In Mundum
Apostolic Letter on the Millennium of the Baptism of Kievan Rus'
Universum
Pope John Paul II, 25 Jan 1988 [Italian
text]
Sollicitudo
Rei Socialis
Encyclical on the Social Teaching of the Church on the 20th Anniversary
of Populorum Progressio
Pope John Paul II, 30 Dec 1987
Sollicita Cura
Motu Proprio on ??? [Italian
text]
Pope John Paul II, 26 Dec 1987
Duodecim
Saeculum
Apostolic Letter on on the Veneration of Sacred Images on the Occasion
of the 1200th Anniversary of the Second Council of Nicaea.
Pope John Paul II, 4 Dec 1987
Quo Civium Iura
Motu Proprio on ??? [Italian
text]
Pope John Paul II, 21 Nov 1987
Spiritus Domini
Apostolic Letter on the Bicentennial of the Death of Saint Alphonsus Liguori
Pope John Paul II, 1 Aug 1987 [Italian
text]
Redemptoris
Mater
Encyclical on the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Life of the Church
Pope John Paul II, 25 Mar 1987
Sescentesima
Anniversaria Apostolic Letter on
the Sixth Centenary of the “Baptism” of Lithuania
Pope John Paul II, 5 Jun 1987
Augustinum
Hipponensem Apostolic Letter on
the 16th Centenary of the Conversion of Saint Augustine,
Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Pope John Paul II, 28 Aug 1986
Dominum
et Vivificantem
Encyclical on the Holy Spirit in the Life of the Church and the World
Pope John Paul II, 18 May 1986
Slavorum
Apostoli
Encyclical for the 11th Centenary of the Evangelizing Work
of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Aposltes to the Slavs
Pope John Paul II, 2 Jun 1985
Dilecti
Amici
Apostolic Letter to the Youth of the World for the International Youth
Year
Pope John Paul II, 31 Mar 1985
Dolentium
Hominum
Motu Proprio Establishing the Pontifical Commision for the Apostolate
of Health Care Workers
Pope John Paul II, 11 Feb 1985
Reconciliatio
et Paenitentia Apostolic Exhortation
on Reconciliation and Penance
Pope John Paul II, 2 Dec 1984
Les Grands Mystères
Apostolic Letter on the Problem in Lebanon
Pope John Paul II, 1 May 1984 [Italian
text]
Redemptionis
Anno
Apostolic Letter on the Holy City of Jerusalem
Pope John Paul II, 20 Apr 1984
Redemptionis
Donum
Apostolic Exhortation to Men and Women Religious
Pope John Paul II, 25 March 1984
Salvifici
Doloris
Apostolic Letter on the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering
Pope John Paul II, 11 Feb 1984
Divinus Perfectionis
Apostolic Constitution on the Process of Canonization of Saints [Italian
text]
Magister
Pope John Paul II, 25 Jan 1983
A
Note on the Canonization Process, Holy See Press Office, 12 Sep 1997
Sacrae
Disciplinae Leges
Apostolic Constitution for the Promulgation of the New Code of Canon Law
Pope John Paul II, 25 Jan 1983
Magnum Matrimonii
Apostolic Constitution on the Pontifical Instutute for Marriage and the
Family
Sacramentum
Pope John Paul II, 7 Oct 1982 [Italian
text]
Tredecim Anni
Motu Proprio Regarding the International Theological Commission
Pope John Paul II, 6 Aug 1982 [Italian
text]
Familiaris
Consortio
Apostolic Exhortation on the Role of the Christian Family
Pope John Paul II, 22 Nov 1981
Laborem
Exercens
Encyclical on Human Work on the 90th Anniversary of Rerum Novarum
Pope John Paul II, 14 Sep 1981
Familia A Deo Instituta
Motu Proprio Establishing the Pontifical Council for the Family
[Italian
text]
Pope John Paul II, 9 May 1981
A
Concilio
Apostolic Letter for the 1600th Anniversary of the First Council of Constantinople
Constantinopolitano
I
and the 1550th Anniversary of the Council of Ephesus
Pope John Paul II, 25 Mar 1981
Egregiae Virtutis
Apostolic Letter Proclaining Saints Cyril and Methodius Co-Patrons of Europe
Pope John Paul II, 31 Dec 1980 [Italian
text]
Dives
in Misericordia
Encyclical on the Mercy of God
Pope John Paul II, 30 Nov 1980
Sanctorum Altrix
Apostolic Letter on the Fifteenth Centenary of the Birth of Saint Benedict,
Patron of Europe [Italian
text]
Pope John Paul II, 11 Jul 1980
Amantissima Providentia
Apostolic Letter on the Sixth Centenary of the Death of Saint Catherine
of Siena
Pope John Paul II, 29 Apr 1980 [Italian
text]
Dominicae
Cenae
Letter to Bishops on the Mystery and Worship of the Eucharist
Pope John Paul II, 24 Feb 1980
Patres Ecclesiae
Apostolic Letter on the Sixteenth Centenary of the Death of Saint Basil
Pope John Paul II, 2 Jan 1980 [Italian
text]
Catechesi
Tradendae
Apostolic Exhortation on Catechesis in Our Time
Pope John Paul II, 16 Oct 1979
Rutilans Agmen
Apostolic Letter on the Ninth Centenary of the Martyrdom of Saint Stanslaus
Pope John Paul II, 8 May 1979 [Italian
text]
Scripturarum
Thesaurus
Apostolic Constitution Promulgating the New Vulgate Edition of the Holy
Bible
Pope John Paul II, 25 Apr 1979
Sapientia
Christiana
Apostolic Constitution on Ecclesiastical Universities and Faculties
Pope John Paul II, 15 Apr 1979
Redemptor
Hominis
Encyclical at the Beginning of His Papal Ministry
Pope John Paul II, 4 Mar 1979
Letter to Mons. Aufderbeck
Letter to Mons. Hugo Aufderbeck for the VII Centenary of the Church of
San Severo
Pope John Paul I, 28 Sept 1978 [Latin text]
Gaudete
in Domino
Apostolic Exhortation on Christian Joy
Pope Paul VI, 9 May 1975
Evangelii
Nuntiandi
Apostolic Exhortation on Evangelization in Our Time
Pope Paul VI, 8 Dec 1975
Romano
Pontifici Eligendo Apostolic
Constitution on the Vacancy of the Apostolic See
and the Election of the Roman Pontiff
Pope Paul VI, 1 October 1975
Paterna cum Benevolentia
Apostolic Exhortation for the Yoly Year of 1975, [Italian
text]
Pope Paul VI, 8 Dec 1974
Marialis
Cultus
Apostolic Exhortation for the Right Ordering and Development of Devotion
to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Pope Paul VI, 2 Feb 1974
Anointing
of the Sick
Apostolic Constitution on the Sacrament of Annointing of the Sick
Pope Paul VI, 30 Nov 1972
Apostolica
Testificatio &