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Encyclicals & Letters

Acerba Animi - On Persecution of the Church in Mexico, September 29, 1932, Pope Pius XI

Acerbo Nimis - On Teaching Christian Doctrine to the Patriarchs, Primates, Archbishops, Bishops, and other Ordinaries in Peace and Communion with the Apostolic See, April 15, 1905, Pope Pius X.

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

Divinum Illud Munus - On the Holy Spirit, May 9, 1897, Pope Leo XIII

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

Ecclesia in Africa, September 14, 1995, Pope John Paul II

Educational Guidance in Human Love - Congregation for Catholic Education, Nov. 1, 1995

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, MAY 15, 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

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

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

Marialis Cultus - Apostolic Exhortation for the Right Ordering and Development of Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary of His Holiness, February 2, 1974, Pope Paul VI

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

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

Nostra Aetate - The Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions, October 28, 1965, Pope Paul VI

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

Presbyterium Ordinis - Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests, December 7, 1965, Pope Paul VI

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

Quaesitum Est - Declaration on Masonic Associations, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Reconciliatio et Penitentia (December 1984), on the sacrament of Penance, following the Synod of Bishops on that topic which met in September-October 1983.

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

Satis Cognitum, On the Unity of the Church, June 29, 1896, Pope Leo XIII)

Sempiternus Rex Christus - On the Council of Chalcedon, September 8, 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

Ubi Primum - On the Immaculate Conception, February 2, 1849,

Pope Pius IX.

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 Constitutions & 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

Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognitions to Unions Between Homosexual Persons, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, June 3, 2003

Correct Way to Present the Jews and Judaism

(Commission For Religious Relations With the Jews)

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

Directory on the Ministry and Life of Priests

Congregation for the Clergy, January 31, 1994

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

Guidelines and Suggestions for Implementing Conciliar Declaration 'Nostra Aetate' (Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews) (December 1, 1974)

Instruction Concerning the Criteria for the Discernment of Vocations with regard to Persons with Homosexual Tendencies in view of their Admission to the Seminary and to Holy Orders

(Congregation for Catholic Education), Nov. 4, 2005

Instructions on Infant Baptism (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, 1980)

Instruction on Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery

(Eucharisticum Mysterium), May 25, 1967

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

Cat�licos en la vida pol�tica, Feb. 9, 2005

Instruction Concerning the Historical Truth of the Gospels

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

Statement on Responsibilities of Catholics in Public Life, March 10, 2006, USCCB Committee on Pro Life Activities.

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

Miscellaneous

Declaration Concerning the "Bayside Movement", November 4, 1986, Most Rev. John Mugavero, Bishop of Brooklyn, N.Y.

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

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

Jesus Christ the Bearer of the Water of Life - A Christian reflection on the �New Age� 2003- Pontifical Council for Culture

Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue

General Instruction on the Roman Missal

The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church

The Jewish People and their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible

Message of Fatima, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, June 26, 2000

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

The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality, Pontifical Council for the Family, Guidelines for Education Within the Family
November 21, 1995

We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah

(Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews)

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