Ecumenical Councils
Council of Florence
Council of Trent
Second Vatican Council
- Lumen Gentium, 1964; nos. 11, 12, 35
- Gaudium et spes, 1965; nos. 46-52, 93
- Apostolicam Actuositatem, 1966; n. 11
- Gravissimum Educationis, 1965; n. 3
Code of Canon Law
Code of Canon Law, 1983
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1992
Papal Magisterium
Leo XIII
Pius XI
Pius XII
John XXIII
Paul VI
- Humanae vitae, 1968
- Discourse to the Movement «Equipes Notre-Dame», 1970
- Discourse to the Pilgrims of the «Equipes Notre-Dame», 1976
John Paul II
- Familiaris consortio, 1981
- Mulieris dignitatem, 1988
- Gratissimam sane, 1994
- Ad paucos dies, 1994
- Evangelium Vitae, 1995
- To each one of you, 1995
Benedict XVI
- Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions Between Homosexual Persons 2003
- Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Collaboration of Men and Women in the Church and in the World, 2004
- To the Participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Family, 2006
- To the Participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Family on the theme: “Grandparents: their witness and presence in the family”, 2008
- Clarification on procured abortion, 2009
- Note on the banalization of sexuality Regarding certain interpretations of “Light of the World”, 2010
- To Participants in the 19th Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Family, 2010
- To Participants of the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Family, 2011
Documents of the Holy See
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Persona humana, 1975
- Donum Vitae, 1987
- Annus Internationalis, 1994
- Moral Reflections on Vaccines Prepared from Cells Derived from Aborted Human Foetuses, 2005
- Instruction Dignitas Personae on Certain Bioethical Questions, 2008
Pontifical Council for the Family
- Charter of the Rights of the Family, 1983
- In the Service of Life, 1992
- The Church and the International Year of the Family, 1993
- Ethical and Pastoral Dimensions of Population Trends, 1994
- The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality. Guidelines for Education within the Family, 1995
- Preparation for the Sacrament of Marriage, 1996
- Vademecum for Confessors Concerning Some Aspects of the Morality of Conjugal Life, 1997
Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
World Meeting of the Families