Important Church Documents

Spectata Fides - Encyclical of H.H. Pope Leo XIII on Catholic Education, 1885

Acerbo Nimis - Encyclical of H.H. Pope Pius X on Teaching Christian Doctrine, 1905

Divini Illius Magistri - Encyclical of H.H. Pope Pius XI on Christian Education, 1929

Gravissimum Educationis - Decree on Christian Education, Second Vatican Council, 1965

The Catholic School - Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education, 1977

Catechesi Tradendae - Apostolic Exhortation of H.H. Pope John Paul II, 1979

Lay Catholics in Schools: Witness to Faith - Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education, 1982

The Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic School - Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education, 1988

Ex Corde Ecclesiae - Apostolic Constitution of H.H. Pope John Paul II on Catholic Universities, 1990

General Directory for Catechesis - Sacred Congregation for the Clergy, 1997

Mission of Catholic Schools for Evangelization Today - H.E. Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski – Prefect, Congregation for Catholic Education, 2002

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Faith, Reason, and the University - Regensburg Lecture of H.H. Pope Benedict XVI, 2006

Address to Catholic Educators - Apostolic Journey to the United States of America, H.H. Pope Benedict XVI, 2008

Address to Participants in the Plenary Session of the Congregation for Catholic Education - H.H. Pope Francis, 2014

The Identity of the Catholic School for a Culture of Dialogue - Instruction of the Congregation for Catholic Education

Authentically Catholic Schools - Pastoral Letter, Bishop Conley, August 2024