Church Documents Treasury — Conciliar & Papal Magisterium

COUNCIL CONSTITUTION1965

Dei Verbum (Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation)

Second Vatican Ecumenical Council / Pope Paul VI

The Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation sets forth the Catholic Church’s authoritative teaching on how God reveals Himself to humanity, the organic unity between Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, divine inspiration, and the Magisterium’s role as servant of the Word.

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COUNCIL CONSTITUTION1965

Gaudium et Spes (Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World)

Second Vatican Ecumenical Council / Pope Paul VI

The Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World examines human dignity, culture, economic life, marriage, family, social justice, and peace, declaring that Christ fully reveals man to himself and makes his supreme calling clear.

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COUNCIL CONSTITUTION1964

Lumen Gentium (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church)

Second Vatican Ecumenical Council / Pope Paul VI

The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church provides the Catholic Church’s definitive ecclesiological self-understanding as the Mystery of Christ, the People of God, the universal call to holiness, and the Blessed Virgin Mary in the mystery of Christ and the Church.

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COUNCIL CONSTITUTION1963

Sacrosanctum Concilium (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy)

Second Vatican Ecumenical Council / Pope Paul VI

The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy sets forth authentic Catholic doctrine and principles for liturgical renewal, emphasizing active participation, the centrality of the Paschal mystery, the sacred dignity of worship, and Gregorian chant.

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Church Documents & Magisterium

Dei Verbum (Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation)

Gaudium et Spes (Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World)

Lumen Gentium (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church)

Sacrosanctum Concilium (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy)