This collection of primary sources addresses a variety of topics in the Church, with documents and addresses from Pope Benedict XVI and Pope John Paul II, documents on life and the family, as well as other areas of interest.
Gaudium et Spes
Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World
December 7, 1965
Dignitatis Humanae
Declaration on Religious Freedom
December 7, 1965
Dei Verbum
Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation
November 18, 1965
Ad Gentes
Decree on the Missionary Activity of the Church
November 18, 1965
Apostolicam Actuositatem
Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity
November 18, 1965
Nostra Aetate
Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions
October 28, 1965
Lumen Gentium
Dogmatic Constitution on the Church
November 21, 1964
Unitatis Redintegratio
Decree on Ecumenism
November 21, 1964
Orientalium Ecclesiarum
Decree on the Catholic Churches of the Eastern Rite
November 21, 1964
Sacrosanctum Concilium
Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy
December 4, 1963
Homily for the Opening of the Year for Priests
Pope Benedict XVI
June 19, 2009
Letter Proclaiming a Year for Priests
Pope Benedict XVI
June 16, 2009
Homily for the Ordination to the Priesthood
Pope Benedict XVI
May 3, 2009
Address to Priests, Deacons, and Seminarians of the Archdiocese of Brindisi
Pope Benedict XVI
June 15, 2008
Homily for the Ordination of New Priests for the Diocese of Rome
Pope Benedict XVI
April 27, 2008
Letter to Priests
Pope John Paul II
Holy Thursday 2005
The Priest and the Third Christian Millennium
Congregation for the Clergy
March 19, 1999
The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Life and Ministry of the Priest
Conference of Monsignor Norberto Rivera
July 9, 1997
Pastores Dabo Vobis
Apostolic Exhortation of Pope John Paul II
March 25, 1992
Presbyterorum Ordinis
Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests
December 7, 1965
Optatam Totius
Decree on Priestly Training
October 28, 1965
Christus Dominus
Decree Concerning the Pastoral Office of Bishops in the Church
October 28, 1965
Prayers for Priests