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This is a collection of links to English translations of Church documents relating to ecclesiology, the priesthood, ecumenism (not counting Eastern Christianity , which has its own page), and missions found on-line. It is part of my Church Documents project. Nota Bene: More documents relating to the clergy can be found under Education and under Sacraments . Ecclesiology 11/18/1302: Unam Sanctam by Pope Boniface VIII Bull: One God, One Faith, One Spiritual Authority 2/4/1442: Cantate Domino by Pope Eugene IV [Partial] Bull: No Salvation Outside the Church 6/29/1896: Satis cognitum by Pope Leo XIII Encyclical: On the Unity of the Church 6/21/1943: Mystici Corporis Christi by Ven. Pope Pius XII Encyclical: On the Mystical Body of Christ 10/7/1954: Ad Sinarum Gentem by Ven. Pope Pius XII Encyclical: On the Supranationality of the Church 8/6/1964: Ecclesiam Suam by Pope Paul VI Encyclical: On the Church 12/7/1990: Redemptoris Missio by Pope Bl. John Paul II Encyclic...

The following is merely a collection of links to English versions of Church documents from throughout the Church's history sorted by subject alphabetically and arranged by date within each heading. Documents that are exceptionally well-known or important are in bold. Since my main goal is to consolidate links to the most authentic and authoritative documents of the Church, I stick to documents of the Magisterium, that is, the Pope and the Congregations of the Roman Curia. I have added two appendices, however: one for Pontifical Councils and Commissions, including the International Theological Commission, (if a document was written by both a council and a congregation, it is placed in the main section) and one for the documents of the American Church (primarily the USCCB, formerly the NCCB). This is a work in progress, and I will hopefully be updating it frequently. If any of these links are dead or missing, or if you know of a document I did not include on this list that I sh...