Church Document
Porta Fidei
Motu Proprio of Pope Benedict XVI (2011)
The apostolic letter given motu proprio by which Benedict XVI announced a Year of Faith, to run from 11 October 2012 — the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council and the twentieth of the publication of the Catechism — to the Solemnity of Christ the King in 2013. Taking its title from the Acts of the Apostles' 'door of faith', it calls for a rediscovery of the journey of faith, a renewed reading of the Council's documents and of the Catechism, a profession of the Creed, and a faith that works through charity, so that the new evangelisation may be rooted in conversion.
Key themes
The Year of Faith
The door of faith
Rereading the Second Vatican Council
The Catechism as a tool for the new evangelisation
Faith working through charity
Document type
Motu proprio
Issuing authority
Pope Benedict XVI
Issued date
Related documents
- catechism-of-the-catholic-church
- second-vatican-council
- lumen-fidei
Content subtype
motu_proprio
