What are Vatican documents?

What are Vatican documents?

Online Documents of the Second Vatican Council

• Constitution: Dei Verbum.
• Constitution: Lumen Gentium.
• Constitution: Sacrosanctum Concilium.
• Constitution: Gaudium et Spes.
• Declaration: Gravissimum Educationis.
• Declaration: Nostra Aetate.
• Declaration: Dignitatis Humanae.
• Decree: Ad Gentes.

Why was the encyclical Pacem in Terris published?

Pacem in terris ( lit. ‘Peace on Earth’) was a papal encyclical issued by Pope John XXIII on 11 April 1963 on the rights and obligations of individuals and of the state, as well as the proper relations between states.

What are the 16 documents of Vatican 2 for?

The results of the Vatican II deliberations were 16 documents, the ideas from which have effected every aspect of faith and practice in the Roman Catholic Church.

How many Vatican documents are there?

sixteen documents
Documents of the Council Vatican II’s teaching is contained in sixteen documents: 4 “constitutions”, 9 decrees and 3 declarations. While the constitutions are clearly the documents of highest importance, “the distinction between decrees and declarations, no matter what it originally meant, has become meaningless”.

Why was Pacem in Terris important?

Pacem in Terris was the first document in Catholic social teaching to develop at length and give a central role to human rights. Part one of Pacem in Terris discusses the order among human beings, and human rights and duties form the basis for this order (8-33).

Why was quadragesimo Anno written?

Quadragesimo anno reflects an effort by Pius XI to restore Aquinas’s understanding of general justice to a central place in Catholic political reflection.

What did pope Leo say to Attila?

Now we pray that thou, who hast conquered others, shouldst conquer thyself The people have felt thy scourge; now as suppliants they would feel thy mercy.” As Leo said these things Attila stood looking upon his venerable garb and aspect, silent, as if thinking deeply.

Which pope did Leo replace?

Pius IX