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CICLSAL)
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Pontifical Council for the Family
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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
Ad
Gentes
Decree on the Missionary Activity of the Church
Vatican II, 7 Dec 1965
Ad
Petri Cathedram
Encyclical on Truth, Unity and Peace
Pope John XXIII, 29 Jun 1959
Ad
Tuendam Fidem
Motu Proprio Amending the Code of Canon Law Regarding Magisterial Truths
Pope John Paul II, 18 May 1998
Address
to Chaldean Bishops Address to the Synod of Chaldean Catholic
Bishops
Pope John Paul II, 12 Jun 2000
Adult
Catechesis
Adult Catechesis in the Christian Community
ICC, Easter 1990
Aeterna
Dei Sapientia
Encyclical on the See of Peter as the Center of Christian Unity
Pope John XXIII, 11 Nov 1961
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]
Anointing
of the Sick
Apostolic Constitution on the Sacrament of Annointing of the Sick
Pope Paul VI, 30 Nov 1972
Apostolica
Testificatio
Apostolic Exhortation on Renewal of the Religious Life According to Vatican
II
Pope Paul VI, 29 Jun 1971
Apostolicam
Actuositatem Decree on the
Apostolate of the Laity
Vatican II, 18 Nov 1965
Apostolos
Suos
Motu Proprio on the Theological and Juridical Nature of Episcopal Conferences
Pope John Paul II, 21 May 1998
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
Catechesi
Tradendae
Apostolic Exhortation on Catechesis in Our Time
Pope John Paul II, 16 Oct 1979
Catechetical
Directory
General Catechetical Directory
CC, 11 Apr 1971
Causas Matrimoniales
Apostolic Letter Regulating Matrimonial Tribunals and Annullment Processes
Pope Paul VI, 28 Mar 1971 [Italian]
Centesimus
Annus
Encyclical on the Church’s Social Teaching on the Centenary of Rerum Novarum
Pope John Paul II, 1 May 1991
Chiese
Sorelle
Note on the Expression “Sister Churches”
CDF, 30 Jun 2000
Christi
Matri
Encyclical on Prayers for Peace in the Month of October
Pope Paul VI, 15 Sep 1966
On
Christian Freedom
Instruction on Christian Freedom and Liberation
CDF, 22 Mar 1986
Christifideles
Laici
Apostolic Exhortation on the Vocation and Mission of the Lay Faithful
Pope John Paul II, 30 Dec 1988
Christus
Dominus
Decree Concerning the Pastoral Office of Bishops in the Church
Vatican II, 28 Oct 1965
Communion
and Divorce
The Reception of Holy Communion by the Divorced and Remarried Members of
the Faithful
CDF, 14 Sept 1994
Communionis
Notio
On Some Aspects of the Church Understood as Communion
CDF, 28 May 1992
Communiqué
with the
Joint Communiqué with the Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian
Church
Pope John Paul II & Catholicos Karekin II, 9 Nov 2000
Contemplative
Dimension Guidelines
on the Contemplative Dimension of Religious Life
CRSI, 12 Aug 1980
Credo
of the People of God Profession
of Faith on the 19th Centenary of the Martyrdom of Peter and Paul
Pope Paul VI, 30 Jun 1968
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
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
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
Dei
Verbum
Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation
Vatican II, 18 Nov 1965
Dies
Domini
Apostolic Letter on Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy
Pope John Paul II, 31 May 1998
Dignitatis
Humanae
Declaration on Religious Freedom
Vatican II, 7 Dec 1965
Dilecti
Amici
Apostolic Letter to the Youth of the World for the International Youth
Year
Pope John Paul II, 31 Mar 1985
Directory
for Catechesis
General Directory for Catechesis
CC, 15 Aug 1997
Dives
in Misericordia
Encyclical on the Mercy of God
Pope John Paul II, 30 Nov 1980
Divini
Amoris Scientia
Apostolic Letter on Saint Therese of Lisieux
Pope John Paul II, 19 Oct 1997
Divinus Perfectionis Magister
Apostolic Constitution on the Process of Canonization of Saints
Pope John Paul II, 25 Jan 1983 [Italian
text]
A
Note on the Canonization Process, Holy See Press Office, 12 Sep 1997
Dolentium
Hominum
Motu Proprio Establishing the Pontifical Commision for the Apostolate
of Health Care Workers
Pope John Paul II, 11 Feb 1985
Dominicae
Cenae
Letter to Bishops on the Mystery and Worship of the Eucharist
Pope John Paul II, 24 Feb 1980
Dominum
et Vivificantem
Encyclical on the Holy Spirit in the Life of the Church and the World
Pope John Paul II, 18 May 1986
Dominus
Iesus
Declaration on the Unicity and Salvific Universality of Jesus Christ and
the Church
CDF, 6 Aug 2000
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
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
Ecclesia
in Africa
Apostolic Exhortation on the Church in Africa
Pope John Paul II, 14 Sep 1995
Ecclesia
in America
Apostolic Exhortation to the Church in America
Pope John Paul II, 22 Jan 1999
Ecclesia
in Asia
Apostolic Exhortation to the Church in Asia
Pope John Paul II, 6 Nov 1999
Ecclesia in Urbe
Apostolic Constitution on the Governing of the Vicariate of Rome
Pope John Paul II, 1 Jan 1998 [Latin
text]
Ecclesiam
Suam
Encyclical on the Church
Pope Paul VI, 6 Aug 1964
Egregiae Virtutis
Apostolic Letter Proclaining Saints Cyril and Methodius Co-Patrons of Europe
Pope John Paul II, 31 Dec 1980 [Italian
text]
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
Euntes In Mundum
Apostolic Letter on the Millennium of the Baptism of Kievan Rus'
Universum
Pope John Paul II, 25 Jan 1988 [Italian
text]
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]
On
Euthanasia
Declaration on Euthanasia
CDF, 5 May 1980
Evangelii
Nuntiandi
Apostolic Exhortation on Evangelization in Our Time
Pope Paul VI, 8 Dec 1975
Evangelium
Vitae
Encyclical on the Value and Inviolability of Human Life
Pope John Paul II, 25 Mar 1995
Ex
Corde Ecclesiae
Apostolic Constitution on Catholic Universities
Pope John Paul II, 15 Aug 1990
Familia
A Deo Instituta
Motu Proprio Establishing the Pontifical Council for the Family
Pope John Paul II, 9 May 1981 [Italian
text]
Familiaris
Consortio
Apostolic Exhortation on the Role of the Christian Family
Pope John Paul II, 22 Nov 1981
Fidei
Depositum
Apostolic Constitution on the Publication of the Catechism of the Catholic
Church
Pope John Paul II, 11 Oct 1992
Fides
et Ratio
Encyclical on the Relationship Between Faith and Reason
Pope John Paul II, 14 Sept 1998
Formation
of Religious
Direction on Formation in Religious Institutes
CICLSAL, 2 Feb 1990
Fraternal
Life
Instruction on Fraternal Life in Community
CICLSAL, 21 Feb 1994
Gaudete
in Domino
Apostolic Exhortation on Christian Joy
Pope Paul VI, 9 May 1975
Gaudium
et Spes
Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World
Vatican II, 7 Dec 1965
On
General Absolution
Pastoral Norms Concerning the Administration of General Sacramental Absolution
CDF, 16 Jun 1972
Grata
Recordatio
Encyclical on the Rosary
Pope John XXIII, 26 Sept 1959
Gravissimum
Educationis Declaration
on Christian Education
Vatican II, 28 Oct 1965
Guide
for Catechists
Guide for Catechists Dependent on the Cong. for the Evang. of Peoples
CEP, 3 Dec 1993
The
Human Genome
On the Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights
Sec. State, 24 May 1998
Humanae
Vitae
Encyclical on the Regulation of Birth
Pope Paul VI, 25 Jul 1968
Incarnationis
Mysterium
Bull of Indiction of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000
Pope John Paul II, 29 Nov 1998
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
Indulgientiarum
Doctrina
Apostolic Constitution on the History and Doctrine of Indulgences
Pope Paul VI, 1 Jan 1967
Ingravescentem
Aetatem
Motu Proprio Regulating the Age Limit for the College of Cardinals
Pope Paul VI, 21 Nov 1970
Inter-Institute
Formation
Instruction on Inter-Instutute Collaboration for Formation
CICLSAL, 8 Dec 1998
Inter
Mirifica
Decree on the Media of Social Communications
Vatican II, 4 Dec 1963
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
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]
Laborem
Exercens
Encyclical on Human Work on the 90th Anniversary of Rerum Novarum
Pope John Paul II, 14 Sep 1981
Laetamur
Magnopere
Apostolic Letter Promulgating the Latin Typical Edition of the
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Pope John Paul II, 15 Aug 1997
Les Grands Mystères
Apostolic Letter on the Problem in Lebanon
Pope John Paul II, 1 May 1984 [Italian
text]
Letter
on Abortion
Letter to All the World's Bishops on Combatting Abortion and Euthanasia
and
Euthanasia
Pope John Paul II, 19 May 1991
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
Letter
to Children
Letter to Children in the Year of the Family
Pope John Paul II, 13 Dec 1994
Letter
to the Elderly
Letter for the UN Year of the Elderly
Pope John Paul II, 1 Oct 1999
Letter
to Families
Letter for the UN Year of the Family
Pope John Paul II, 2 Feb 1994
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
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]
Letter
to Religious
Letter to Religious for the Marian Year
Pope John Paul II, 22 May 1988
Letter
to Women
Letter for the Fourth World Conference on Women at Beijing
Pope John Paul II, 29 Jun 1995
On
Liberation Theology
Instruction on Certain Aspects on the Theology of Liberation
CDF, 6 Aug 1984
Lumen
Gentium
Dogmatic Constitution on the Church
Vatican II, 21 Nov 1964
Magnum
Matrimonii
Apostolic Constitution on the Pontifical Instutute for Marriage and the
Family
Sacramentum
Pope John Paul II, 7 Oct 1982 [Italian
text]
Marialis
Cultus
Apostolic Exhortation for the Right Ordering and Development of Devotion
to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Pope Paul VI, 2 Feb 1974
Mater
et Magistra
Encyclical on Christianity and Social Progress
Pope John XXIII, 15 May 1961
Memory
and Reconciliation Memory and Reconciliation
- The Church and the Faults of the Past
ITC, Dec 1999
Mense
Maio
Encyclical on Prayers for the Preservation of Peace in the Month of May
Pope Paul VI, 29 Apr 1965
The
Message of Fatima
The Message of Fatima
Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, CDF, 26 Jun 2000
Message
on Indulgences
Message to William Cardinal Baum, Supreme Penitentiary,
on Teaching About Indulgences
Pope John Paul II, 1 Apr 2000
Mulieris
Dignitatem
Apostolic Letter on the Dignity and Vocation of Women
Pope John Paul II, 15 Aug 1988
Mysterium
Fidei
Encyclical on the Holy Eucharist
Pope Paul VI, 3 Sep 1965
New
Rites for Ordination
Apostolic Constitution on the Revised Rites for Sacred Ordination
Pope Paul VI, 18 Jun 1968
Nostra
Aetate
Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions
Vatican II, 28 Oct 1965
Novo
Millennio Ineunte
Apostolic Letter at the Close of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000
Pope John Paul II, 6 Jan 2001
Octogesima
Adveniens
Apostolic Letter on Social Justice on the Eightieth Anniversary of Rerum
Novarum
Pope Paul VI, 14 May 1971
On
Saint Thomas More
Motu Proprio Proclamation of St. Thomas More as Patron of
Statesmen and Politicians
Pope John Paul II, 31 Oct 2000
Operosam Diem
Apostolic Letter on the 16th Centenary of the Death of Saint Ambose
of Milan, Doctor of the Church
Pope John Paul II, 1 Dec 1996 [Latin
text]
Optatam
Totius
Decree on Priestly Training
Vatican II, 28 Oct 1965
Ordinatio
Sacerdotalis
Apostolic Letter on Reserving Priestly Ordination to Men Alone
Pope John Paul II, 22 May 1994
Orientale
Lumen
Apostolic Letter on the Eastern Churches
Pope John Paul II, 2 May 1995
Orientalium
Ecclesiarum
Decree on the Catholic Churches of the Eastern Rite
Vatican II, 21 Nov 1964
Pacem
in Terris
Encyclical on Establishing Universal Peace
Pope John XXIII, 11 Apr 1963
Paenitemini
Apostolic Constitution on Penance
Pope Paul VI, 17 Feb 1966
Paenitentiam
Agere
Encyclical on the Need for the Practice of Interior and Exterior Penance
Pope John XXIII, 1 Jul 1962
The Paschal Mystery
Apostolic Letter on the Celebration of the Paschal Mystery
Pope Paul VI, 3 Feb 1969 [Portuguese
text]
Pastor
Bonus
Apostolic Constitution on the Roman Curia
Pope John Paul II, 28 Jun 1988
Pastoral
Care of Homosexuals Instruction on the Pastoral Care of
Homosexual Persons
CDF, 1 Oct 1986
Pastoral
Guide for Priests
Pastoral Guide for Diocesan Priests Dependent on the Cong. for the Evang.
of Peoples
CEP, June 1989
Pastorale
Munus
Motu Proprio on the Powers and Privileges Granted to Bishops
Pope Paul VI, 30 Nov 1963
Pastores
Dabo Vobis
Apostolic Exhortation on the Formation of Priests
Pope John Paul II, 25 Mar 1992
Paterna cum Benevolentia
Apostolic Exhortation for the Yoly Year of 1975,
Pope Paul VI, 8 Dec 1974 [Italian
text]
Patres Ecclesiae
Apostolic Letter on the Sixteenth Centenary of the Death of Saint Basil
Pope John Paul II, 2 Jan 1980 [Italian
text]
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