Documents by Type: Apostolic Letters

Apostolic Letters (150)	Author	Date
Primum quidem gratias ago Deo For the 350ᵗʰ anniversary of the Church of Quebec	Pope Francis	2023.12.08
Sublimitas et Miseria Hominis On the 4ᵗʰ centenary of the birth of Blaise Pascal	Pope Francis	2023.06.19
Totum amoris est On the 4ᵗʰ centenary of the death of Saint Francis de Sales	Pope Francis	2022.12.28
Desiderio desideravi On the liturgical formation of the People of God liturgy	Pope Francis	2022.06.29
Lucis æternæ On the 7ᵗʰ centenary of the death of Dante Alighieri	Pope Francis	2021.03.25
Patris corde For the 150ᵗʰ anniversary of the proclamation of St. Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church St. Joseph	Pope Francis	2020.12.08
Scripturæ Sacræ affectus On the 16ᵗʰ centenary of the death of Saint Jerome Bible	Pope Francis	2020.09.30
Admirabile signum On the meaning and importance of the nativity scene Christmas	Pope Francis	2019.12.01
Misericordia et misera At the conclusion of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy mercy	Pope Francis	2016.11.20
Proclamation of St. Gregory of Narek as a Doctor of the Church saint	Pope Francis	2015.04.12
For the Year of Consecrated Life religious	Pope Francis	2014.11.21
Making the Church of Sant’Angela Merici as cardinalate title cardinal	Pope Francis	2014.02.22
Making the Church of Santi Simone e Giuda Taddeo a Torre Angela as cardinalate title cardinal	Pope Francis	2014.02.22
Making the Church of San Giacomo in Augusta as cardinalate title cardinal	Pope Francis	2014.02.22
For the equivalent canonisation of Blessed Peter Favre saint	Pope Francis	2013.12.17
Raising Blessed Manuel Basulto Jiménez, Bishop of Jaén and five martyr companions to the glory of the Altars saint	Pope Francis	2013.10.13
Proclaiming Hildegard of Bingen as a Doctor of the Church saint	Pope Benedict XVI	2012.10.07
Proclaiming John of Ávila as a Doctor of the Church saint	Pope Benedict XVI	2012.10.07
On the Shrine of Święta Góra	Pope Benedict XVI	2012.02.14
On the Cardinal Title of S. Corbiniano and the Cardinal Deaconries of S. Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani and S. Paolo alle Tre Fontane	Pope Benedict XVI	2010.11.20
For the 7ᵗʰ centenary of the death of blessed John Duns Scotus saint	Pope Benedict XVI	2008.10.28
The Rapid Development On Communications communication	Saint Pope John Paul II	2005.01.24
Mane nobiscum Domine / Stay with us Lord The Year of the Eucharist Eucharist	Saint Pope John Paul II	2004.10.07
Spiritus et Sponsa / The Spirit and Spouse On the 40ᵗʰ anniversary of the Constitution ’Sacrosanctum Concilium’ on the Sacred Liturgy liturgy	Saint Pope John Paul II	2003.12.04
Rosarium Virginis Mariæ / The Rosary of the Virgin Mary On the Most Holy Rosary Mary rosary	Saint Pope John Paul II	2002.10.16
To the Catholic People of Hungary for the conclusion of the ’Hungarian Millennium’ Hungary	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.07.25
On the 1700ᵗʰ anniversary of the ’Baptism of Armenia’ Armenia	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.02.17
Novo millennio ineunte / At the Beginning of the New Millennium At the close of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000 jubilee	Saint Pope John Paul II	2001.01.06
For the 3ʳᵈ centenary of the Union of the Greek-Catholic Church of Romania with the Church of Rome Eastern Churches Romanian Orthodox Church	Saint Pope John Paul II	2000.05.07
Dies Domini / The Lord’s Day On Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy Mass Sunday	Saint Pope John Paul II	1998.05.31
Divini amoris scientia / The Science of Divine Love Proclaiming St. Therese a Doctor of the Church saint	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.10.19
Lætamur magnopere Approving and Promulgating the Latin Typical Edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church catechism	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.08.15
Operosam diem For the 16ᵗʰ centenary of the death of St. Ambrose saint	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.12.01
For the 350 Years of the Union of Uzhorod Eastern Churches	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.04.18
For the 4ᵗʰ centenary of the Union of Brest Eastern Churches	Saint Pope John Paul II	1995.11.12
Orientale lumen / The Light of the East For the 1ˢᵗ centenary of Orientalium Dignitas of Pope Leo XIII Eastern Churches	Saint Pope John Paul II	1995.05.02
Tertio millennio adveniente / At the Third Millennium Draws Near On Preparation for the Jubilee of the Year 2000 jubilee	Saint Pope John Paul II	1994.11.10
Ordinatio sacerdotalis / Priestly Ordination On preserving priestly ordination to men alone priest	Saint Pope John Paul II	1994.05.22
For the organization of the ecclesiastical jurisdictions in Poland Poland	Saint Pope John Paul II	1992.03.25
Plurimum significans For the 14ᵗʰ centenary of the elevation of St. Gregory the Great to the Pontificate saint	Saint Pope John Paul II	1990.06.29
For the 5ᵗʰ centenary of the evangelization of the New World South America	Saint Pope John Paul II	1990.06.29
For the 1ˢᵗ centenary of the Pontifical Society of St. Peter the Apostle	Saint Pope John Paul II	1989.10.01
On the situation in Lebanon Lebanon	Saint Pope John Paul II	1989.09.07
For the 50ᵗʰ anniversary of the beginning of World War II peace	Saint Pope John Paul II	1989.08.27
Vicesimus quintus annus On the 25ᵗʰ anniversary of the promulgation of ’Sacrosanctum Concilium’ liturgy	Saint Pope John Paul II	1988.12.04
Mulieris dignitatem / The Dignity of Women On the dignity and vocation of women on the occasion of the Marian Year Mary woman	Saint Pope John Paul II	1988.08.15
Litteræ Encyclicæ To consecrated persons of religious communites and secular institutes religious	Saint Pope John Paul II	1988.05.22
Euntes in mundum universum For the millennium of the ’Baptism’ of Rus of Kiev Ukraine	Saint Pope John Paul II	1988.01.25
Duodecimum sæculum For the 12ᵗʰ centenary of the Second Council of Nicaea	Saint Pope John Paul II	1987.12.04
Spiritus Domini For the 2ⁿᵈ centenary of the death of St. Alphonsus of Ligouri saint	Saint Pope John Paul II	1987.08.01
Sescentesima anniversaria / 600th Anniversary For the 6ᵗʰ centenary of the ’Baptism’ of Lithuania Lithuania	Saint Pope John Paul II	1987.06.05
Omnium Ecclesiarum Matri For the 16ᵗʰ centenary of the death of St. Cyril of Jerusalem saint	Saint Pope John Paul II	1987.03.07
Augustinum Hipponensem For the 16ᵗʰ centenary of the conversion of St. Augustine saint	Saint Pope John Paul II	1986.08.28
Dilecti amici On the Occasion of the International Youth Year youth	Saint Pope John Paul II	1985.03.31
Les grands mystères For Reconciliation and Peace in Lebanon Lebanon peace	Saint Pope John Paul II	1984.05.01
Redemptionis anno For peace in the Holy Land Holy Land peace	Saint Pope John Paul II	1984.04.20
Le sollecitudini crescenti For the governance of Vatican City Vatican City	Saint Pope John Paul II	1984.04.09
Dividing the Sacred Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Cult into two Dicasteries liturgy Roman Curia	Saint Pope John Paul II	1984.04.09
Salvifici doloris / Salvific Suffering On the Christian Meaning of Suffering suffering	Saint Pope John Paul II	1984.02.11
A Concilio Constantinopolitano I / The First Council of Constantinople For the 1600ᵗʰ anniversary of the Council of Constantinople I and the 1550ᵗʰ anniversary of the Council of Ephesus	Saint Pope John Paul II	1981.03.25
Egregiæ Virtutis Proclaiming Sts. Cyril and Methodius as Co-patrons of Europe Europe saint	Saint Pope John Paul II	1980.12.31
Sanctorum altrix For the 15ᵗʰ centenary of the birth of St. Benedict, patron of Europe, messenger of peace Europe saint	Saint Pope John Paul II	1980.07.11
Amantissima providentia For the 6ᵗʰ centenary of the death of St. Catherine of Siena saint	Saint Pope John Paul II	1980.04.29
Patres Ecclesiæ For the 16ᵗʰ centenary of the death of St. Basil saint	Saint Pope John Paul II	1980.01.02
Rutilans agmen For the 9ᵗʰ centenary of the martyrdom of St. Stanislaus saint	Saint Pope John Paul II	1979.05.08
La conscience de la mission New Admonition to Bishop Lefebvre SSPX	Saint Pope Paul VI	1975.09.08
World Conference for the International Year of Woman woman	Saint Pope Paul VI	1975.06.16
Lumen ecclesiæ For the 7ᵗʰ centenary of the death of St. Thomas Aquinas saint	Saint Pope Paul VI	1974.12.05
Amoris officio / The Duty of Charity Establishing the Pontifical Council ’Cor Unum’ for Promoting Human and Christian Development Roman Curia	Saint Pope Paul VI	1971.07.15
Octogesima adveniens / A Call to Action For the 80ᵗʰ Anniversary of ’Rerum Novarum’ social	Saint Pope Paul VI	1971.05.14
Mirabilis in Ecclesia Deus Proclaiming St. Catherine of Siena as Doctor of the Church saint	Saint Pope Paul VI	1970.10.04
Multiformis Sapientia Dei Proclaiming St. Teresa of Jesus as Doctor of the Church saint	Saint Pope Paul VI	1970.09.27
Sancti Stephani ortum To Hungary Hungary saint	Saint Pope Paul VI	1970.08.06
Antiquæ nobilitatis To Czechslovakia Czech Republic	Saint Pope Paul VI	1969.02.14
Celebration of the Paschal Mystery liturgy	Saint Pope Paul VI	1969.02.03
Africæ terrarum Africa	Saint Pope Paul VI	1967.10.29
Celebration of the Paschal Mystery Easter liturgy Triduum	Saint Pope Paul VI	1967.02.03
Sabaudiæ gemma For the 4ᵗʰ centenary of the birth of St. Francis de Sales saint	Saint Pope Paul VI	1967.01.29
Sacrificium laudis On the use of the Liturgical Office for Religious divine office religious	Saint Pope Paul VI	1966.08.15
In Spiritu Sancto For the closing of the Second Vatican Council Vatican II	Saint Pope Paul VI	1965.12.08
Ambulate in dilectione To the Church of Constantinople	Saint Pope Paul VI	1965.12.07
Investigabiles divitias Christi For the 2ⁿᵈ Centenary of the Institution of the Liturgical Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus liturgy	Saint Pope Paul VI	1965.02.06
Pacis nuntius Proclaiming St. Benedict as the Principal Patron of Europe saint	Saint Pope Paul VI	1964.10.24
Summi Dei Verbum For the 4ᵗʰ centenary of the establishment of seminaries by the Council of Trent priest seminary	Saint Pope Paul VI	1963.11.04
Œcumenicum Concilium For prayer for the Second Vatican Council Vatican II	Saint Pope John XXIII	1962.04.28
Il religioso convegno	Saint Pope John XXIII	1961.09.29
Le voci che da tutti For the protection of St. Joseph on the Second Vatican Council St. Joseph	Saint Pope John XXIII	1961.03.19
Inde a primis On the Cult of the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ liturgy	Saint Pope John XXIII	1960.06.30
Proclaiming St. Claire as Patroness Saint of Television communication saint television	Pope Pius XII	1957.02.14
Dum mærenti animo On the Persecuted Church in Eastern Europe Europe	Pope Pius XII	1956.06.29
Sacro vergente anno On Consecrating Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Russia	Pope Pius XII	1952.07.07
Veritatem facientes	Pope Pius XII	1952.03.27
Cupimus Imprimis / 《我們切願聲明》牧函 On the Catholic Church in China China	Pope Pius XII	1952.01.18
Impensiore caritate	Pope Pius XII	1951.10.28
Nosti profecto	Pope Pius XII	1940.07.06
Con singular complacencia To the Bishops of The Philippines on Catholic Action Philippines	Pope Pius XI	1939.01.18
Suavis agitata On the canonisation of Sts. John Fisher and Thomas More saint	Pope Pius XI	1935.05.19
Commissum nobis	Pope Pius XI	1928.10.15
Prædecessor noster / Prædecessor noster	Pope Pius XI	1928.10.15
Monasterii Sanctæ Mariæ	Pope Pius XI	1928.09.29
Sagiensis diœcesis	Pope Pius XI	1928.08.29
Leodiensis diœcesis	Pope Pius XI	1928.08.24
Providentia opportuna	Pope Pius XI	1928.08.15
Inter præstantiores	Pope Pius XI	1928.08.02
Ex hac	Pope Pius XI	1928.07.19
Per similes	Pope Pius XI	1928.07.18
Quum ex Apostolico	Pope Pius XI	1928.07.18
Cum tu	Pope Pius XI	1928.07.12
Decessor Noster	Pope Pius XI	1928.07.11
Dilectus filius	Pope Pius XI	1928.07.11
Friburgensis archidiœcesis	Pope Pius XI	1928.07.11
Singulare Illud On Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Patron of Catholic Youth saint	Pope Pius XI	1926.06.13
Paterna Sane On the conditions of Mexico Mexico	Pope Pius XI	1926.02.02
Christi nomen On the canonisation of John Vianney saint	Pope Pius XI	1925.05.31
Bibliorum scientiam On academic standards for teachers of Scripture Bible	Pope Pius XI	1924.04.27
Unigenitus Dei On the criteria for the formation of clergy	Pope Pius XI	1924.03.19
Venerabilis frater	Pope Pius XI	1923.06.11
Iam inde	Pope Pius XI	1923.06.11
Ex hac sublimi	Pope Pius XI	1923.05.04
Cum ex apostolico	Pope Pius XI	1923.05.04
Quod Ioannes	Pope Pius XI	1923.04.29
Quæ catholico	Pope Pius XI	1923.04.19
Romanorum Pontificum	Pope Pius XI	1923.04.13
Monasterium Speinshartense	Pope Pius XI	1923.03.24
Romani Pontifices	Pope Pius XI	1923.03.17
Quæ catholico	Pope Pius XI	1923.03.15
Ex hac excelsa	Pope Pius XI	1923.03.15
Meditantibus Nobis For the 3ʳᵈ centenary of the canonisation of Sts. Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier	Pope Pius XI	1922.12.03
Ora sono pochi On the Day of the ’March on Rome’	Pope Pius XI	1922.10.28
I disordini For the re-establishment of religious peace in Italy Italy	Pope Pius XI	1922.08.06
Officiorum omnium On seminaries and universities	Pope Pius XI	1922.08.01
Annus Fere Ordering a general collection for the starving Russian people Russia	Pope Pius XI	1922.07.10
Maximum illud On the propagation of the Catholic faith to the whole world mission	Pope Benedict XV	1919.11.01
Quoniam in re biblica On the study of Scripture in seminaries Bible seminary	Saint Pope Pius X	1906.03.27
Vigilantiæ studiique Instituting a Pontifical Commission for Biblical Studies Bible Roman Curia	Pope Leo XIII	1902.10.30
Providentissimus Deus On Eucharistic Congresses and Associations Eucharist Eucharistic Congress	Pope Leo XIII	1897.11.28
Provida Matris Caritate On the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit	Pope Leo XIII	1895.05.05
Pontifices maximi Proclaiming a jubilee jubilee	Pope Leo XIII	1879.02.15
Dives in misericordia Deus Proclaiming St. Francis de Sales a ’Doctor of the Church’ saint	Blessed Pope Pius IX	1877.11.16
Establishing the Vicariate Apostolic of Hong Kong Hong Kong	Blessed Pope Pius IX	1874.11.17
Costretti nelle attuali To Cardinal Costantino Patrizi, on the intentions of the Kingdom of Italy to suppress the religious orders Italy	Blessed Pope Pius IX	1872.06.16
Inclytum patriarcham On the liturgical celebrations of St. Joseph, patron of the Universal Church St. Joseph	Blessed Pope Pius IX	1871.07.07
Ecclesia Dei To Cardinal Constantino Patrizi, Vicar for the Diocese of Rome, declaring the rejection of the Guarentigie offered to the Pope by King Victor Emmanuel II	Blessed Pope Pius IX	1871.03.02
Religiosas regularium To the Bishop of Tiane on the Antoniana Order and the situation of the Catholic Church in Armenia Armenia Armenian Church	Blessed Pope Pius IX	1870.02.23
Tuas libenter To the nuncio of Baveria, on the recent meeting of theologians celebrated in Munich without the consensus of the Holy See Germany	Blessed Pope Pius IX	1863.12.21
Cum Catholica On the temporal power of the Pope pope	Blessed Pope Pius IX	1860.03.26
Eximiam tuam On certain theologians in Germany Germany	Blessed Pope Pius IX	1857.06.15
Ad Apostolicæ Sedis Condemning and prohibiting the ’Institutions of Ecclesiastical Right’ by Nuytz	Blessed Pope Pius IX	1851.08.22
Multiplices inter Condemning and prohibiting certain writings by Francois de Paule	Blessed Pope Pius IX	1851.06.10
Post tam diuturnas Letter to Bishop of Troyes	Pope Pius VII	1814.04.29