SECOND ECUMENICAL VATICAN COUNCIL

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Lumen Gentium	*DOGMATIC CONSTITUTION ON THE CHURCH LUMEN GENTIUM* SOLEMNLY PROMULGATED BY HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI ON NOVEMBER 21, 1964**
Dei Verbum	DOGMATIC CONSTITUTION ON DIVINE REVELATION *DEI VERBUM* SOLEMNLY PROMULGATED BY HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI ON NOVEMBER 18, 1965,
Sacrosanctum Concilium	CONSTITUTION ON THE SACRED LITURGY *SACROSANCTUM CONCILIUM* SOLEMNLY PROMULGATED BY HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI ON DECEMBER 4, 1963
Gaudium et Spes	PASTORAL CONSTITUTION ON THE CHURCH IN THE MODERN WORLD *GAUDIUM ET SPES* PROMULGATED BY HIS HOLINESS, POPE PAUL VI ON DECEMBER 7, 1965
Optatam Totius	DECREE ON PRIESTLY TRAINING *OPTATAM TOTIUS* PROCLAIMED BY HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI ON OCTOBER 28, 1965
Presbyterorum ordinis	DECREE ON THE MINISTRY AND LIFE OF PRIESTS *PRESBYTERORUM ORDINIS* PROMULGATED BY HIS HOLINESS, POPE PAUL VI ON DECEMBER 7, 1965
Christus Dominus	DECREE CONCERNING THE PASTORAL OFFICE OF BISHOPS IN THE CHURCH *CHRISTUS DOMINUS* PROCLAIMED BY HIS HOLINESS, POPE PAUL VI ON OCTOBER 28, 1965
Perfectae Caritatis	DECREE ON THE ADAPTATION AND RENEWAL OF RELIGIOUS LIFE *PERFECTAE CARITATIS* PROCLAIMED BY HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI ON OCTOBER 28, 1965
Apostolicam Actuositatem	DECREE ON THE APOSTOLATE OF THE LAITY *APOSTOLICAM ACTUOSITATEM* SOLEMNLY PROMULGATED BY HIS HOLINESS, POPE PAUL VI ON NOVEMBER 18, 1965
Ad Gentes	DECREE *AD GENTES* ON THE MISSION ACTIVITY OF THE CHURCH
Unitatis Redintegratio	DECREE ON ECUMENISM UNITATIS REDINTEGRATIO
Orientalium Ecclesiarum	DECREE ON THE CATHOLIC CHURCHES OF THE EASTERN RITE *ORIENTALIUM ECCLESIARUM* SOLEMNLY PROMULGATED BY HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI ON NOVEMBER 21, 1964
Inter Mirifica	DECREE ON THE MEDIA OF SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS *INTER MIRIFICA* SOLEMNLY PROMULGATED BY HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI ON DECEMBER 4, 1963
Gravissimum Educationis	*DECLARATION ON CHRISTIAN EDUCATION GRAVISSIMUM EDUCATIONIS* PROCLAIMED BY POPE PAUL VI ON OCTOBER 28, 1965**
Dignitatis Humanae	DECLARATION ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM *DIGNITATIS HUMANAE* ON THE RIGHT OF THE PERSON AND OF COMMUNITIES TO SOCIAL AND CIVIL FREEDOM IN MATTERS RELIGIOUS PROMULGATED BY HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI ON DECEMBER 7, 1965
Nostra aetate	*DECLARATION ON THE RELATION OF THE CHURCH TO NON-CHRISTIAN RELIGIONS NOSTRA AETATE* PROCLAIMED BY HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI ON OCTOBER 28, 1965**

ENCYCLICALS

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Centesimus Annus	ENCYCLICAL LETTER CENTESIMUS ANNUS ADDRESSED BY THE SUPREME PONTIFF JOHN PAUL II TO HIS VENERABLE BROTHERS IN THE EPISCOPATE THE PRIESTS AND DEACONS FAMILIES OF MEN AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS ALL THE CHRISTIAN FAITHFUL AND TO ALL MEN AND WOMEN OF GOOD WILL ON THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF RERUM NOVARUM
Evangelium Vitae	ENCYCLICAL LETTER EVANGELIUM VITAE ADDRESSED BY THE SUPREME PONTIFF JOHN PAUL II TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS MEN AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS LAY FAITHFUL AND ALL PEOPLE OF GOOD WILL ON THE VALUE AND INVIOLABILITY OF HUMAN LIFE
Fides et Ratio	ENCYCLICAL LETTER FIDES ET RATIO OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF JOHN PAUL II TO THE BISHOPS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAITH AND REASON
Laborem Exercens	ENCYCLICAL LABOREM EXERCENS ADDRESSED BY THE SUPREME PONTIFF JOHN PAUL II TO HIS VENERABLE BROTHERS IN THE EPISCOPATE TO THE PRIESTS TO THE RELIGIOUS FAMILIES TO THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE CHURCH AND TO ALL MEN AND WOMEN OF GOOD WILL ON HUMAN WORK ON THE NINETIETH ANNIVERSARY OF RERUM NOVARUM
Redemptor Hominis	ENCYCLICAL REDEMPTOR HOMINIS ADDRESSED BY THE SUPREME PONTIFF JOHN PAUL II TO HIS VENERABLE BROTHERS IN THE EPISCOPATE THE PRIESTS THE RELIGIOUS FAMILIES THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE CHURCH AND TO ALL MEN AND WOMEN OF GOOD WILL AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS PAPAL MINISTRY
Slavorum Apostoli	ENCYCLICAL EPISTLE SLAVORUM APOSTOLI OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF JOHN PAUL II TO THE BISHOPS, PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS FAMILIES AND TO ALL THE CHRISTIAN FAITHFUL IN COMMEMORATION OF THE ELEVENTH CENTENARY OF THE EVANGELIZING WORK OF SAINTS CYRIL AND METHODIUS
Sollicitudo Rei Socialis	ENCYCLICAL LETTER OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF 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"
Ut Unum Sint	ENCYCLICAL LETTER UT UNUM SINT OF THE HOLY FATHER JOHN PAUL II ON COMMITMENT TO ECUMENISM
Veritatis Splendor	ENCYCLICAL LETTER VERITATIS SPLENDOR ADDRESSED BY THE SUPREME PONTIFF POPE JOHN PAUL II TO ALL THE BISHOPS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH REGARDING CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS OF THE CHURCH'S MORAL TEACHING
Dives In Misericordia	ENCYCLICAL LETTER OF POPE JOHN PAUL II DIVES IN MISERICORDIA
Domunum et Vivificantem	ENCYCLICAL LETTER DOMINUM ET VIVIFICANTEM OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF JOHN PAUL II ON THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD
Redemptoris Mater	ENCYCLICAL LETTER REDEMPTORIS MATER OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF JOHN PAUL II ON THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY IN THE LIFE OF THE PILGRIM CHURCH