Recent Major Papal Documents

Major Papal Documents	Author	Type	Date
Normas nonnullas On some modifications of the norms concerning the election of the Roman Pontiff conclave pope	Pope Benedict XVI	Motu Proprio	2013.02.22
Fides per doctrinam Transferring the competence of catechesis from the Congregation for Clergy to the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization catechesis	Pope Benedict XVI	Motu Proprio	2013.01.16
Ministrorum institutio Transferring the governance of seminaries from the Congregation for Catholic Education to the Congregation for the Clergy seminary	Pope Benedict XVI	Motu Proprio	2013.01.16
The Church’s deepest nature / Intima Ecclesiæ natura On the service of charity charity	Pope Benedict XVI	Motu Proprio	2012.11.11
Latina lingua Establishing the Pontifical Academy for Latin Latin	Pope Benedict XVI	Motu Proprio	2012.11.10
Proclaiming John of Ávila as a Doctor of the Church saint	Pope Benedict XVI	Apostolic Letter	2012.10.07
Proclaiming Hildegard of Bingen as a Doctor of the Church saint	Pope Benedict XVI	Apostolic Letter	2012.10.07
The Church in the Middle East / Ecclesia in Medio Oriente On the Church in the Middle East: Communion and Witness Eastern Churches Holy Land Israel Lebanon Palestine synod	Pope Benedict XVI	Apostolic Exhortation	2012.09.14
On the Shrine of Święta Góra	Pope Benedict XVI	Apostolic Letter	2012.02.14
Africa's Commitment / Africæ Munus On the Church in Africa in Service to Reconciliation, Justice and Peace Africa	Pope Benedict XVI	Apostolic Exhortation	2011.11.19
Porta fidei For the Indiction of the Year of Faith	Pope Benedict XVI	Motu Proprio	2011.10.11
Quærit semper On dispensation from a ratified and non-consummated marriage and the causes of the nullity of sacred ordination canon law marriage ordination	Pope Benedict XVI	Motu Proprio	2011.08.30
For the prevention and countering of illegal activities in the area of monetary and financial dealings finance	Pope Benedict XVI	Motu Proprio	2010.12.30
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	Apostolic Letter	2010.11.20
The Word of the Lord / Verbum Domini On the Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church Bible	Pope Benedict XVI	Apostolic Exhortation	2010.09.30
Ubicumque et semper Establishing the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization new evangelization	Pope Benedict XVI	Motu Proprio	2010.09.21
Anglicanorum cœtibus Providing for Personal Ordinariates for Anglicans Entering into Full Communion with the Catholic Church Anglican Church diocese	Pope Benedict XVI	Apostolic Constitution	2009.11.04
Omnium in mentem Modifying some canons of the Code of Canon Law canon law marriage	Pope Benedict XVI	Motu Proprio	2009.10.26
Approving the new Statute of the Labour Office of the Holy See	Pope Benedict XVI	Motu Proprio	2009.07.07
Ecclesiæ unitatem On the Society of St. Pius X SSPX	Pope Benedict XVI	Motu Proprio	2009.07.02
Charity in Truth / Caritas in Veritate On integral human development in charity and truth social	Pope Benedict XVI	Encyclical	2009.06.29
For the 7th centenary of the death of blessed John Duns Scotus saint	Pope Benedict XVI	Apostolic Letter	2008.10.28
Antiqua ordinatione Promulgating proper law for the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura	Pope Benedict XVI	Motu Proprio	2008.06.21
Saved in Hope / Spe Salvi On Christian hope hope	Pope Benedict XVI	Encyclical	2007.11.30
Summorum Pontificum On the Roman liturgy prior to the reform of 1970 Latin Mass Tridentine	Pope Benedict XVI	Motu Proprio	2007.07.07
Reinstating the traditional norms for the two-thirds majority required to elect the Supreme Pontiff conclave pope	Pope Benedict XVI	Motu Proprio	2007.06.11
The Sacrament of Love / Sacramentum Caritatis On the Eucharist as the Source and Summit of the Church's Life and Mission Eucharist love synod	Pope Benedict XVI	Apostolic Exhortation	2007.02.22
Jesus of Nazareth / Gesù di Nazareth Bible Christology	Pope Benedict XVI	Book	2006.09.30
God is Love / Deus caritas est On Christian love love	Pope Benedict XVI	Encyclical	2005.12.25
Totius orbis For the coordination of pastoral activities and initiatives at the Basilicas of Saint Francis and of Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi Assisi	Pope Benedict XVI	Motu Proprio	2005.11.09
For the approval and publication of the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church catechism	Pope Benedict XVI	Motu Proprio	2005.06.28
For the Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls and for its extra-territorial complex basilica Rome	Pope Benedict XVI	Motu Proprio	2005.05.31
The Rapid Development On Communications communication	Blessed Pope John Paul II	Apostolic Letter	2005.01.24
Stay with us Lord / Mane nobiscum Domine The Year of the Eucharist Eucharist	Blessed Pope John Paul II	Apostolic Letter	2004.10.07
Rise, Let Us Be Going! / Alzatevi, andiamo!	Blessed Pope John Paul II	Book	2004
The Spirit and Spouse / Spiritus et Sponsa On the 40th anniversary of the Constitution 'Sacrosanctum Concilium' on the Sacred Liturgy liturgy	Blessed Pope John Paul II	Apostolic Letter	2003.12.04
Pastores gregis For the hope of the world bishop synod	Blessed Pope John Paul II	Apostolic Exhortation	2003.10.16
The Church in Europe / Ecclesia in Europa On Jesus Christ alive in his Church, the source of hope for Europe Europe synod	Blessed Pope John Paul II	Apostolic Exhortation	2003.06.28
The Eucharist from the Church / Ecclesia de Eucharistia On the Eucharist in Its relationship to the Church ecclesiology Eucharist	Blessed Pope John Paul II	Encyclical	2003.04.17
Roman Triptych - Meditations / Trittico romano - Meditazioni	Blessed Pope John Paul II	Book	2003
The Rosary of the Virgin Mary / Rosarium Virginis Mariæ On the Most Holy Rosary Mary rosary	Blessed Pope John Paul II	Apostolic Letter	2002.10.16
The Mercy of God / Misericordia Dei On certain aspects of the celebration of the Sacrament of Penance penance	Blessed Pope John Paul II	Motu Proprio	2002.04.07
The Church in Oceania / Ecclesia in Oceania On Jesus Christ and the peoples of Oceania: Walking his way, telling his truth, living his life Oceania synod	Blessed Pope John Paul II	Apostolic Exhortation	2001.11.22
To the Catholic People of Hungary for the conclusion of the 'Hungarian Millennium' Hungary	Blessed Pope John Paul II	Apostolic Letter	2001.07.25
Sacramentorum sanctitatis tutela Concerning the More Grave Delicts Reserved to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith doctrine sexual abuse	Blessed Pope John Paul II	Motu Proprio	2001.04.30
On the 1700th anniversary of the 'Baptism of Armenia' Armenia	Blessed Pope John Paul II	Apostolic Letter	2001.02.17
At the Beginning of the New Millennium / Novo millennio ineunte At the close of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000 jubilee	Blessed Pope John Paul II	Apostolic Letter	2001.01.06
Fundamental Law of the Vatican City State / Legge fondamentale dello Stato della Città del Vaticano Vatican City	Blessed Pope John Paul II	Law	2000.11.26
Proclaiming St. Thomas More as patron of statesmen and politicians politics saint	Blessed Pope John Paul II	Motu Proprio	2000.10.31
For the 3rd centenary of the Union of the Greek-Catholic Church of Romania with the Church of Rome Eastern Churches Romanian Church	Blessed Pope John Paul II	Apostolic Letter	2000.05.07
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