Church Documents

Provided below are a few select encyclicals, apostolic letters and other official documents of the Catholic Church. As time permits, more will be added.

ENCYCLICALS & LETTERS

• Caritas in Veritate
  Charity in Truth (29 Jun 2009, Pope Benedict XVI) [630Kb]
  
  
• Spe Salvi
  On Christian Hope (30 Nov 2007, Pope Benedict XVI) [263Kb]
  
  
• Deus Caritas Est
  On Christian Love (25 Dec 2005, Pope Benedict XVI) [232Kb]
  
  
• Mane Nobiscum Domine
  Year of the Eucharist October 2004 to October 2005, (7 Oct 2004, Pope John Paul II) [192Kb]
  
  
• On the Collaboration of Men and Women in the Church and in the World (31 May 2004, Pope John Paul II) [207Kb]
  
  
• Ecclesia de Eucharistia
  On The Eucharist In Its Relationship To The Church (17 April 2003, Pope John Paul II) [300Kb]
  
  
• Rosarium Virginis Mariae
  On The Most Holy Rosary (16 October 2002, Pope John Paul II) [258Kb]
  
  
• Fides et Ratio
  On The Relationship of Faith and Reason (14 September 1998, Pope John Paul II) [449Kb]
  
  
• Dies Domini
  On Keeping The Lord's Day Holy (31 May 1998, Pope John Paul II) [362Kb]
  
  
• Ut unum sint
  On Commitment To Ecumenism (5 May 1995, Pope John Paul II) [452Kb]
  
  
• Evangelium Vitae
  On The Value and Inviolability of Human Life (25 March 1995, Pope John Paul II) [608Kb]
  
  
• Veritatis Splendor
  The Spendor of Truth (6 August 1993, Pope John Paul II) [566Kb]
  
  
• Christifideles Laici
  The Vocation and Mission of the Lay Faithful in the Church and the World (30 December 1988, Pope John Paul II) [545Kb]
  
  
• Dominum et Vivificantem
  On The Holy Spirit in the Life of the Church and the World (18 May 1986, Pope John Paul II) [364Kb]
  
  
• Familiaris Consortio
  On the Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World (21 November 1981, Pope John Paul II) [530Kb]
  
  
• Dominicae Cenae
  On the Mystery and Worship of the Eucharist (14 February 1980, Pope John Paul II) [209Kb]
  
  
• Dives in Misericordia
  On The Mercy of God, 30 November 1980, Pope John Paul II [296Kb]
  
  
• Humanae Vitae
  On The Regulation of Birth (25 July 1968, Pope Paul VI) [178Kb]
  
  
• Lumen Gentium
  Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (21 November 1964, Pope Paul VI) [415Kb]
  
  
• Casti Connubii
  On Christian Marriage (31 December 1930, Pope Pius XI) [275Kb]
  
  

APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTION

• Universi Dominici Gregis
  On the Vacancy of the Apostolic See and the Election of the Roman Pontiff (22 February 1996, Pope John Paul II) [221Kb]

INSTRUCTIONS

• Redemptionis Sacramentum
  On Certain Matters to be Observed or to be Avoided Regarding the Most Holy Eucharist (25 March 2004) [447Kb]
  
  
• On Priesthood and Those With Homosexual Tendencies, Instruction From Congregation for Catholic Education (4 November 2005) [102Kb]