Reference Documents

Documents Icon The list below contains a wide variety of documents, organizations and note worthy events, such as conferences, that may be encountered while exploring the richness of our faith. Make your selection from the list and click the DISPLAY Button button below the list. A screen will then display options more directly related to your selection for further refinement.

The collective group of documents from the First Vatican Council can be found using this link Constitutions, Profession of Faith, Canons and Decree of Vatican I This council was summoned by Pope Pius IX by the bull Aeterni Patris of 29 June 1868. The first session was held in St. Peter's basilica on 8 December 1869 in the presence and under the presidency of the Pope.

The collective group of documents from the Second Vatican Council can be found using this link Constitutions, Declarations and Decrees of Vatican II The council, through the Holy See, formally opened under the pontificate of then Pope John XXIII (now Saint John XXIII) on 11 October 1962 and closed under Pope Paul VI on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on 8 December 1965.

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