Documents and Speeches by Year: 1996

Documents (84)	Type	Author	Date
Gift and Mystery / Dono e Mistero	Book	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996
Instruction for Applying the Liturgical Prescriptions of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches Eastern Churches liturgy	Instruction	Congregation for the Oriental Churches	1996.01.06
For the 30ᵗʰ World Communications Day (1996) communication	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.01.24
Universi Dominici gregis / The Lord’s Whole Flock On the vacancy of the Apostolic See and the election of the Roman Pontiff cardinal conclave pope	Apostolic Constitution	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.02.22
For the opening of the Brotherhood in Brazil 1996 Campaign Brazil	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.02.22
On the admission to seminary of candidates coming from other seminaries or religious families seminary	Instruction	Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions)	1996.03.08
Letter to Priests (1996) priest	Letter	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.03.17
To the Saverians who had come to Rome for the Beatification of Bishop Guido Maria Conforti religious	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.03.18
To the Combonians who had come to Rome for the Beatification of Bishop Daniele Comboni religious	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.03.18
Vita consecrata / Consecrated Life On the consecrated life and its mission in the Church and in the world religious synod	Apostolic Exhortation	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.03.25
Urbi et Orbi Message for Easter Sunday 1996 Easter	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.04.07
For the 350 Years of the Union of Uzhorod Eastern Churches	Apostolic Letter	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.04.18
Preparation for the Sacrament of Marriage Guidelines for the Preparation to Marriage marriage	Document	Pontifical Council for the Family	1996.05.13
For World Day for Missions 1996 mission	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.05.28
To the participants in the National Meeting of the Catholic Youth of Croatia Croatia youth	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.06.02
Jesus Christ the Saviour and His Mission of Love and Service in Asia: ‘...That They May Have Life, and Have it Abundantly’ Special Assembly for Asia - 1998 Asia synod	Lineamenta	General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops	1996.08.01
Encounter with the Living Jesus Christ: the Way to Conversion, Communion and Solidarity in America Special Assembly for America - 1997 North America South America synod	Lineamenta	General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops	1996.08.01
For the 12ᵗʰ World Youth Day (1997, Paris) youth	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.08.15
To the participants in the 12ᵗʰ International Mariologic Congress in Czestochowa Mary Poland	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.08.15
For World Migration Day 1997 migrant	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.08.21
On the excommunication for schism which the adherents to the movement of Bishop Marcel Lefebvre incur SSPX	Note	Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts	1996.08.24
Concerning Canon 395: A diocesan bishop is bound by the law of personal residence within his diocese canon law	Note	Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts	1996.09.12
World Hunger - a Challenge for All: Development in Solidarity social	Document	Pontifical Council “Cor unum”	1996.10.04
For the 16ᵗʰ World Food Day (1996) food	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.10.15
For the 5ᵗʰ World Day of the Sick (1997) sick	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.10.18
To the participants in the Plenary of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences evolution science	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.10.22
For Lent 1997 Lent	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.10.25
For the 34ᵗʰ World Day for Vocations (1997) vocation	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.10.28
General absolution, without prior individual confession penance	Note	Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts	1996.11.08
Permanent participation of Superiors of religious orders at the Episcopal Conference episcopal conference religious	Note	Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts	1996.11.30
Operosam diem For the 16ᵗʰ centenary of the death of St. Ambrose saint	Apostolic Letter	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.12.01
On the 70ᵗʰ anniversary of ordination in Rome of the first group of Chinese Bishops and 50ᵗʰ anniversary of the institution of ecclesiastical hierarchy in China China	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.12.03
Common declaration of Pope John Paul II and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Leonard Carey Anglican Church ecumenism	Joint Declaration	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.12.05
To the participants in the Convention sponsored by the Union of Italian Catholic Jurists jurist	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.12.06
For the celebration of World Day of Peace 1997 peace	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.12.08
Common declaration of Pope John Paul II and the Catholicos and Supreme Patriarch of All Armenians, Karekin I ecumenism	Joint Declaration	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.12.13
Urbi et Orbi Message for Christmas 1996 Christmas	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1996.12.25
Instruction on Diocesan Synods diocese	Instruction	Congregation for Bishops	1997
Christianity and the World Religions inter-religious dialogue	Document	International Theological Commission	1997
Notification concerning the text Mary and Human Liberation by Father Tissa Balasuriya doctrine	Note	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	1997.01.02
For the 1ˢᵗ Day of Consecrated Life (1997) religious	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.01.06
For the Hispano-American Day in the Dioceses of Spain Spain	Message	Pontifical Commission for Latin America	1997.01.06
For the 31ˢᵗ World Communications Day (1997) communication	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.01.24
To the Members of the Neocatechumenal Way Neocatechumenal Way	Speech	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.01.24
Common declaration of Pope John Paul II and the Catholicos of Cilicia of the Armenians, Aram I ecumenism	Joint Declaration	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.01.25
Stella Maris / Star of the Sea On the Maritime Apostolate sea	Motu Proprio	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.01.31
Clarification on the Celebration of the ’Tridentine’ Mass Tridentine	Curial Letter	Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”	1997.01.31
On the pastoral function of the ecclesiastical archives heritage	Document	Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church	1997.02.02
Vademecum for confessors concerning some aspects of the morality of conjugal life pro-life	Document	Pontifical Council for the Family	1997.02.12
Ethics in Advertising advertisement communication	Document	Pontifical Council for Social Communications	1997.02.22
Letter to Priests (1997) priest	Letter	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.03.16
Urbi et Orbi Message for Easter Sunday 1997 Easter	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.03.30
A New Hope for Lebanon / Une espérance nouvelle pour le Liban Lebanon synod	Apostolic Exhortation	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.05.10
On the celebration of Mass for married priests canon law Mass	Declaration	Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts	1997.05.15
For World Day for Missions 1997 mission	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.05.18
To the Buddhists for the Feast of Vesakh 1997 Buddhists	Message	Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue	1997.05.21
To the Muslims for the Feast of Ramadan 1997 Muslims	Message	Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue	1997.05.21
Ratio Agendi Regulations for doctrinal examination doctrine	Norms	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	1997.05.30
On the occasion of the return of Hong Kong under the sovereignty of the People’s Republic of China China	Letter	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.06.24
For the 6ᵗʰ World Day of the Sick (1998) sick	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.06.29
Lætamur magnopere Approving and Promulgating the Latin Typical Edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church catechism	Apostolic Letter	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.08.15
To the participants in the II Congress of the Pastoral for Evangelization evangelization	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.08.15
Ecclesiæ de mysterio On the collaboration of the non-ordained faithful in the sacred ministry of priests laity Mass priest	Instruction	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Congregation for Clergy, Pontifical Council for the Laity, Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Congregation for Bishops, Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life, Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts	1997.08.15
General Directory for Catechesis catechist	Document	Congregation for Clergy	1997.08.15
Catechismum Catholicæ Ecclesiæ / Catechism of the Catholic Church editio typica catechism	Catechism	Interdicastery Commission for the Catechism of the Catholic Church	1997.09.08
For Lent 1998 Lent	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.09.09
Encounter with the Living Jesus Christ: the Way to Conversion, Communion and Solidarity in America Special Assembly for America – 1997 North America South America synod	Instrumentum laboris	General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops	1997.09.10
For the 5ᵗʰ centenary of the death of St. Peter Canisius Germany saint	Letter	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.09.19
On certain aspects of the Calendar and Liturgical Texts calendar	Note	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	1997.09.20
For the 35ᵗʰ World Day for Vocations (1998) vocation	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.09.24
Jesus Christ and the Peoples of Oceania: Walking His Way, Telling His Truth, Living His Life Special Assembly for Oceania - 1998 Oceania synod	Lineamenta	General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops	1997.09.26
Reflections on cloning animal cloning	Document	Pontifical Academy for Life	1997.09.30
For the 17ᵗʰ World Food Day (1997) food	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.10.16
Divini amoris scientia / The Science of Divine Love Proclaiming St. Therese a Doctor of the Church saint	Apostolic Letter	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.10.19
To the Hindus on the Feast of Diwali 1997 Hindus	Message	Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue	1997.11.01
For World Migration Day 1998 migrant	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.11.09
Scrutinies regarding the Suitability of Candidates for Orders seminary	Circular Letter	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	1997.11.10
Concerning Cases in which the Pastoral Care of More than One Parish is Entrusted to a Single Pastor parish	Note	Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts	1997.11.13
Towards a better distribution of land: The Challenge of Agrarian Reform land	Document	Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace	1997.11.23
For the 13ᵗʰ World Youth Day (1998) youth	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.11.30
For the celebration of World Day of Peace 1998 peace social	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.12.08
To the Latin-rite Patriarchate of Jerusalem Holy Land	Letter	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.12.09
Urbi et Orbi Message for Christmas 1997 Christmas	Message	Saint Pope John Paul II	1997.12.25
The Catholic School on the Threshold of the Third Millennium education	Document	Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions)	1997.12.28

Documents and Speeches by Year

a.d. 1996 – 1997