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DOCUMENTS of the SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL
Constitutions
Dei Verbum (The Word of God) - Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, 1965
Lumen Gentium (The Light of Nations) - Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, 1964
Sacrosanctum Concilium (Sacred Council) - Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, 1963
Gaudium et Spes (Joy and Hope) - Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, 1965
Declarations
Gravissimum Educationis (The Importance of Education) - Declaration on Christian Education, 1965
Nostra Aetate (In Our Time) - Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions, 1965
Dignitatis Humanae (The Dignity of the Human Person) - Declaration on Religious Freedom, 1965
Decrees
Ad Gentes (To the Nations of the World) - Decree on the Mission Activity of the Church, 1965
Presbyterorum Ordinis (The Order of Priests) - Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests, 1965
Apostolicam Actuositatem (Apostolic Activity) - Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity, 1965
Optatam Totius (Fully Aware) - Decree on Priestly Training, 1965
Perfectae Caritatis (Perfect Charity) - Decree on the Adaptation and Renewal of Religious Life, 1965
Christus Dominus (Christ the Lord) - Decree concerning the Pastoral Office of Bishops in the Church, 1965
Unitatis Redintegratio (The Restoration of Unity) - Decree on Ecumenism, 1964
Orientalium Ecclesiarum (The Eastern Churches) - Decree on the Catholic Churches of the Eastern Rite, 1964
Inter Mirifica (Among the Wonderful Discoveries) - Decree on the Media of Social Communications, 1963
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