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Church Documents: Appendix B: United States Documents

This is a collection of links to English translations of Church documents written by various entities related to the Church in the United States of America found on-line. (Since these groups are not part of the Magisterium like the Pope and the Curia are, these documents are included in an appendix.) It is part of my Church Documents project. Nota Bene: Documents from Magisterial entities about the United States can be found under National Churches . Early Documents (1789-1966) 5/28/1792: The Pastoral Letter of 1792 by Bishop John Carroll, first bishop of Baltimore 11/11/1810: On the Imprisonment of Pope Pius VII by the Bishops of the United States [pp. 12-13 (xxx-xxxi) of book] ?/?/1827: Lenten Pastoral Letter by Bishop Edward Fenwick, O.P., first bishop of Cincinnati [First pastoral letter west of the Alleghenies] [pp. 65-68 (63-66) of book] 2/15/1862: On Civil War Army Chaplains by Alexander Cardinal Barnabo, Prefect of the Congregation of Propaganda Fide L...

Church Documents: Appendix A: Pontifical Councils and Commissions

This is a collection of links to English translations of Church documents written by various Pontifical Councils and Commissions (including the International Theological Commission) found on-line. (Since these groups are not part of the Magisterium like the Pope and the Curia are, these documents are included in an appendix.) It is part of my Church Documents project. International Theological Commission 3/7/2000: Memory and Reconciliation: The Church and the Faults of the Past by the International Theological Commission 7/23/2004: Communion and Stewardship: Human Persons Created in the Image of God by the International Theological Commission  4/19/2007: The  Hope of Salvation for Infants Who Die Without Being Baptised by the International Theological Commission 5/20/2009: The Search for Universal Ethics: A New Look at Natural Law by the International Theological Commission 11/29/2011: Theology Today: Perspectives, Principles and Criteria by the Internation...

Church Documents: Miscellaneous

This is a collection of links to English translations of Church documents found on-line that relate to any topic I could not find a way to place under any other topic.  It is part of my Church Documents project. Nota Bene: If you have any good ideas on where to place these amid the other pages of my project, please let me know. Miscellaneous ?/?/1455: Romanus pontifex ad illorum by Pope Callistus III Bull: On the Ruined Churches of Cagliari 3/23/1534: [Untitled] by Pope Clement VII Bull: Against the Divorce of Queen Katherine of England 2/24/1581: Inter Gravissimas by Pope Gregory XIII Bull: Establishment of the Gregorian Calendar 12/25/1775: Inscrutabile by Pope Pius VI Encyclical: On the Problems of the Pontificate 8/1/1854: Apostolicae Nostrae Caritatis by Pope Bl. Pius IX Encyclical: Urging Prayers for Peace 4/27/1859: Cum Sancta Mater Ecclesia by Pope Bl. Pius IX Encyclical: Pleading for Public Prayer 10/27/1867: Levate by Pope Bl. Pius IX Encyclical: On th...

Church Documents: Social Doctrine

 This is a collection of links to English translations of Church documents relating to the Church's social doctrine found on-line. It is part of my Church Documents project. General Economics 11/1/1745: Vix Perveni by Pope Benedict XIV Encyclical: On Usury and Other Dishonest Profit 5/15/1891: Rerum Novarum by Pope Leo XIII Encyclical: On Capital and Labor 5/15/1931: Quadragesimo Anno by Pope Pius XI Encyclical: On Reconstruction of the Social Order 10/2/1932: Nova Impendent by Pope Pius XI Encyclical: On the Economic Crisis 5/14/1971: Octogesima Adveniens by Pope Paul VI Apostolic Letter: On the Occasion of the Eightieth Anniversary of the Encyclical Rerum Novarum 9/14/1981: Laborem Exercens by Pope Bl. John Paul II Encyclical: On Human Work on the Ninetieth Anniversary of Rerum Novarum 5/1/1991: Centesimus Annus by Pope Bl. John Paul II Encyclical: On the Hundredth Anniversary of Rerum Novarum 12/30/2010: For the Prevention and Countering...

Church Documents: Deposit of Faith/Christian Thought

This is a collection of links to English translations of Church documents relating to the deposit of faith (that is, the teaching of the Catholic Church) and Christian thought found on-line. It is part of my Church Documents project. Catechisms ?/?/1566: Roman Catechism (Catechism of the Council of Trent/Catechism of Pope St. Pius V) ?/?/1908: Catechism of Pope St. Pius X 10/11/1992: Fidei Depositum by Pope Bl. John Paul II Apostolic Constitution: On the Publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church Prepared Following the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council   8/15/1997: Laetamur Magnopere by Pope Bl. John Paul II Apostolic Letter: In Which the Latin Typical Edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church Is Approved and Promulgated ?/?/1997: Catechism of the Catholic Church   6/28/2005: Motu Proprio for the Approval and Publication of the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church by Pope Benedict XVI   ?/?/2005: Compendium of the Catec...

Church Documents: Sacraments

This is a collection of links to English translations of Church documents relating to the Sacraments found on-line. It is part of my Church Documents project. General ?/?/1439: Exultate Domine by Pope Eugene IV Bull: Decree for the Armenians [on the seven Sacraments] 2/19/1987: Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments 4/30/2001: Sacramentorum Sanctitatis Tutela by Pope Bl. John Paul II Motu Proprio: By Which Are Promulgated Norms Concerning the More Grave Delicts Reserved to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Anointing of the Sick/Unction 11/30/1972: Sacram Unctione Infirmorum by Pope Paul VI Apostolic Constitution: On the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick Baptism 1/1/1973: Rite of Baptism for Children, Introduction (Second Edition) by the Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship 10/20/1980: Instruction on Infant Baptism by the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the...