Recent Major Papal Documents

Major Papal Documents	Author	Type	Date
Disegnare nuove mappe di speranza For the 60ᵗʰ anniversary of the Conciliar Declaration “Gravissimum educationis” education	Pope Leo XIV	Apostolic Letter	2025.10.27
Dilexi te On love for the poor poverty social	Pope Leo XIV	Apostolic Exhortation	2025.10.04
Coniuncta cura On the financial activities of the Holy See Roman Curia	Pope Leo XIV	Motu Proprio	2025.09.29
Statutes of the Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2024.11.20
Dilexit nos On the human and divine love of the Heart of Jesus Christ Sacred Heart	Pope Francis	Encyclical	2024.10.24
On the distribution of the territory of the Diocese of Rome	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2024.10.01
Statutes of the “Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network” Vatican Foundation	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2024.07.01
Staff Regulation of Fabric of Saint Peter in the Vatican	Pope Francis	Law	2024.06.29
Regulation of the Fabric of Saint Peter in the Vatican	Pope Francis	Law	2024.06.29
Statute of the Fabric of Saint Peter in the Vatican	Pope Francis	Law	2024.06.29
Regulation of the Chapter of Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican	Pope Francis	Law	2024.06.29
Statute of the Chapter of Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican	Pope Francis	Law	2024.06.29
Fratello Sole For the construction of an agrivoltaic plant in the zone of Santa Maria di Galeria ecology	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2024.06.21
Granting the liturgical cult of Brother Guy de Montpellier saint	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2024.05.18
Spes non confundit Proclaiming the Ordinary Jubilee of 2025 jubilee	Pope Francis	Bull	2024.05.09
Amending the law on the judicial order, to the law on provisions for the professional dignity and economic treatment of Ordinary Magistrates of the Court and the office of the Promoter of Justice and the General Regulations of the Pension Fund	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2024.03.27
Regulations of the Chapter of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major	Pope Francis	Law	2024.03.19
Statute of the Chapter and the Canons of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major	Pope Francis	Law	2024.03.19
Munus Tribunalis Amending the law on Apostolic Signatura	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2024.02.28
Procedure regarding reports pursuant to art. 7 of the Statute of the Office of the Auditor General	Pope Francis	Law	2024.01.24
Decree on the publication of regulatory measures in the Vatican City State Vatican City	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2024.01.16
On the limits and modalities of ordinary administration	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2024.01.16
Primum quidem gratias ago Deo For the 350ᵗʰ anniversary of the Church of Quebec	Pope Francis	Apostolic Letter	2023.12.08
Modifying the Motu Proprio “On transparency, control and competition in the procedures for awarding public contracts of the Holy See and Vatican City State” of 19 May 2020, and the related “Rules” and “Jurisdictional Protection”	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2023.11.27
Ad theologiam promovendam Approving new statutes of the Pontifical Academy of Theology	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2023.11.01
C’est la confiance On confidence in the merciful love of God for the 150ᵗʰ anniversary of the birth of St. Teresa of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face mercy	Pope Francis	Apostolic Exhortation	2023.10.15
Laudate Deum On the climate crisis climate	Pope Francis	Apostolic Exhortation	2023.10.04
Decree appointing the Pontifical Delegate to the Pontifical Urbanian University in Rome	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2023.09.14
Modifying Canons 295-296 regarding Personal Prelatures canon law	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2023.08.08
Decree of Appointment of the members of the Higher Coordination Council of the Pontifical Lateran University	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2023.08.01
On the entities for formation to the Priesthood in the territory of the Diocese of Rome and appointment of Rector of the Pontifical Roman Major Seminary	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2023.07.04
Sublimitas et Miseria Hominis On the 4ᵗʰ centenary of the birth of Blaise Pascal	Pope Francis	Apostolic Letter	2023.06.19
Fundamental Law of Vatican City State Vatican City	Pope Francis	Law	2023.05.13
Iam Pridem Modifying norms of the Eastern Churches on Bishops who have reached eighty years of age canon law Eastern Churches	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2023.04.16
Amending the penal law and judicial system of the Vatican City State canon law Vatican City	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2023.04.12
Modifying the terms of recourse of a member dismissed from an Institute of Consecrated Life canon law religious	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2023.04.02
Vos estis lux mundi On measures to prevent and fight sexual abuse (updated) canon law sexual abuse	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2023.03.25
Vocare peccatores On the reform of the penal law of the Eastern Churches canon law	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2023.03.20
Il Diritto Nativo On the patrimony of the Apostolic See	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2023.02.20
Regulation of the Independent Supervisory Commission of the Vicariate of Rome	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2023.02.14
In ecclesiarum communione On the ordering of the Vicariate of Rome	Pope Francis	Apostolic Constitution	2023.01.06
Decree for the assignment of sectors, areas and pastoral services to the Auxiliary Bishops of the Diocese of Rome	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2023.01.06
Totum amoris est On the 4ᵗʰ centenary of the death of Saint Francis de Sales	Pope Francis	Apostolic Letter	2022.12.28
On the instrumental juridical persons of the Roman Curia Roman Curia	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2022.12.05
On Caritas Internationalis	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2022.11.21
Decree for the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2022.09.03
Decree on the full legal representation of the Second Section of the Dicastery for Evangelisation	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2022.08.01
Ad charisma tuendum On Opus Dei	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2022.07.14
Desiderio desideravi On the liturgical formation of the People of God liturgy	Pope Francis	Apostolic Letter	2022.06.29
Recognitum Librum VI Modifying canon 695 §1 of the Code of Canon Law canon law	Pope Francis	Motu Proprio	2022.04.26
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