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VATICAN COUNCIL, THE SECOND
These same documents in numerous other languages are available on this Vatican webpage: Documents of the Second Vatican Council
- Pope John XXIII’s Address to Open the Council
- On the Church in the Modern World – Gaudium Et Spes
- Dogmatic Constitution on the Church – Lumen Gentium
- Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation – Dei Verbum
- Declaration on Religious Freedom – Dignitatis Humanae
- Decree on Ecumenism – Unitatis Redintegratio
- Decree on the Churches of the Eastern Rite – Orientalium Ecclesiarum
- On the Relation to Non-Christian Religions – Nostra Aetate
- Guidelines on Religious Relations with the Jews
- Decree on Mission Activity of the Church – Ad Gentes
- Declaration on Christian Education – Gravissimum Educationis
- Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops – Christus Dominus
- Decree on Apostolate of Laity – Apostolicam Actuositatem
- Constitution on Sacred Liturgy – Sacrosactum Concilium
- Decree on Renewal of Religious Life – Perfectae Caritatis
- Decree on Ministry of Priests – Presbyterorum Ordinis
- Decree on Priestly Training – Optatam Totius
- Decree on Means of Social Communication – Inter Mirifica
- Pope Paul VI’s Address to Last General Meeting