DECREE ON THE APOSTOLATE OF THE LAITY APOSTOLICAM ACTUOSITATEM  SOLEMNLY PROMULGATED BY HIS HOLINESS, POPE PAUL VI ON NOVEMBER 18, 1965 INTRODUCTION 1. To intensify the apostolic activity of the people of God,(1) the most holy synod earnestly addresses itself to the laity, whose proper and indispensable role in the mission of the Church has already been dealt with in … [Read more...]

DECREE ON PRIESTLY TRAINING OPTATAM TOTIUS PROCLAIMED BY HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI ON OCTOBER 28, 1965  Animated by the spirit of Christ, this sacred synod is fully aware that the desired renewal of the whole Church depends to a great extent on the ministry of its priests. It proclaims the extreme importance of priestly training and lays down certain basic … [Read more...]

DECREE ON THE ADAPTATION AND RENEWAL OF RELIGIOUS LIFE  PERFECTAE CARITATIS  PROCLAIMED BY HIS HOLINESS  POPE PAUL VI  ON OCTOBER 28, 1965 1. The sacred synod has already shown in the constitution on the Church that the pursuit of perfect charity through the evangelical counsels draws its origin from the doctrine and example of the Divine Master and reveals itself as a … [Read more...]

DECREE CONCERNING THE PASTORAL OFFICE OF BISHOPS IN THE CHURCH CHRISTUS DOMINUS  PROCLAIMED BY HIS HOLINESS, POPE PAUL VI ON OCTOBER 28, 1965 PREFACE 1. Christ the Lord, Son of the living God, came that He might save His people from their sins(1) and that all men might be sanctified. Just as He Himself was sent by the Father, so He also sent His Apostles.(2) … [Read more...]

DECLARATION ON CHRISTIAN EDUCATION GRAVISSIMUM EDUCATIONIS  PROCLAIMED BY HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI ON OCTOBER 28, 1965  INTRODUCTION The Sacred Ecumenical Council has considered with care how extremely important education is in the life of man and how its influence ever grows in the social progress of this age.(1) Indeed, the circumstances of our time have made … [Read more...]