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The Magisterium
Encyclicals, council documents, the Catechism, and Canon Law — each linked to its official source.
Encyclical
The encyclical of Pope Leo XIII calling for the restoration of Christian philosophy according to the mind of Saint Thomas Aquinas, affirming the harmony of faith and reason.
Read on vatican.va →Apostolic Exhortation
Amoris laetitia is a post-synodal apostolic exhortation by Pope Francis addressing the pastoral care of families. Dated 19 March 2016, it was released on 8 April 2016. It follows the Synods on the Family held in 2014 and 2015.
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Pope Benedict XVI's social encyclical on integral human development in charity and truth, addressing globalization, economic life, the environment, and the centrality of charity rooted in truth.
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The encyclical of Pope Pius XI on Christian marriage, upholding its sanctity, indissolubility, and openness to life against the errors of the age.
Read on vatican.va →Catechism
Promulgated by Pope John Paul II in 1992, the Catechism of the Catholic Church is the official synthesis of Catholic doctrine in four pillars: The Profession of Faith (the Creed), The Celebration of the Christian Mystery (the Sacraments), Life in Christ (the moral life), and Christian Prayer (the Our Father).
Read on vatican.va →Encyclical
Marking the centenary of Rerum Novarum, Pope John Paul II reflects on the collapse of communism, the limits and proper role of the free economy, and the priority of the human person and the common good in social and economic life.
Read on vatican.va →Council Document
The fourth ecumenical council (451) promulgated the Chalcedonian Definition: Christ is one person in two natures, divine and human, 'without confusion, change, division, or separation.' It condemned Monophysitism (Eutychianism).
Read on en.wikipedia.org →Council Document
The sixteenth ecumenical council (1414–1418) ended the Western Schism — when rival claimants disputed the papacy — by securing the election of Pope Martin V. It also condemned the errors of John Wycliffe and Jan Hus.
Read on en.wikipedia.org →Council Document
The third ecumenical council (431) condemned Nestorianism and affirmed that the one person of Christ is both God and man, so that Mary is rightly called Theotokos — Mother of God — because the one she bore is the eternal Son made flesh.
Read on en.wikipedia.org →Council Document
The seventeenth ecumenical council (Basel–Ferrara–Florence, 1431–1445) worked for reunion with the Eastern churches, producing decrees of union with the Greeks, Armenians, and Copts, and articulated Catholic teaching on the procession of the Holy Spirit and papal primacy.
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