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Catechesis Links and Resources
- Catechism of the Catholic Church - Vatican
- Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church - Vatican
Documents of the Second Vatican Council
Below you will find the various documents of the Second Vatican Council which convened from 1962-1965.
Constitutions
Constitutions
- Dei Verbum - Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation
- Lumen Genitum - Dogmatic Constitution on the Church
- Sacrosanctum Concilium - Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy
- Gaudium et Spes - Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World
Declarations
Delarations
- Gravissimum Educationis - Declaration on Christian Education
- Nostra Aetate - Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions
- Dignitatis Humanae - Declaration on Religious Freedom
- Apostolicam Actuositatem - Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity
Decrees
Decrees
- Ad Gentes - Decree on the Mission Activity of the Church
- Presbyterorum Ordinis - Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests
- Apostolicam Actuositatem - Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity
- Optatam Totius - Decree on Priestly Training
- Perfectae Caritatis - Decree on the Adaptation and Renewal of Religious Life
- Christus Dominus - Decree Concerning the Pastoral Office of Bishops in the Church
- Unitatis Redintegratio - Decree on Ecumenism
- Orientalium Ecclesiarum - Decree on the Catholic Churches of the Eastern Rite
- Inter Mirifica - Decree on the Media of Social Communication
- Gravissimum Educationis - Declaration on Christian Education
Other Catechetical Documents from the Vatican
APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION
Apostolic Exhortation
- Catechesi Tradendae - Apostolic Exhortation of Pope John Paul II on Catechesis in our Time
- Evangelii Nuntiandi - Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Paul VI on Evangelization in the Modern World
- Evangelii Gaudium - Apostolic Exhortation of Francis on the Joy of the Gospel
General Directory for Catechesis