Circular Letter
Paschale solemnitatis
On the preparation and celebration of the Easter feasts
by Congregation for Divine Worship (1988.01.16)
For the 22ⁿᵈ World Communications Day (1988)
by Saint Pope John Paul II (1988.01.24)
Apostolic Letter
Euntes in mundum universum
For the millennium of the ’Baptism’ of Rus of Kiev
by Saint Pope John Paul II (1988.01.25)
For the 1ˢᵗ centenary of the birth of St. John Bosco
by Saint Pope John Paul II (1988.01.31)
Norms
General Introduction to Christian Initiation
by Congregation for Divine Worship (1988.02.19)
On Eucharistic Prayers and Liturgical Experiments
by Congregation for Divine Worship (1988.03.21)
On the Virgin Mary in intellectual and spiritual formation
by Congregation for Catholic Education (1988.03.25)
Document
The Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic School
Guidelines for reflection and renewal
by Congregation for Catholic Education (1988.04.07)
Apostolic Letter
Litteræ Encyclicæ
To consecrated persons of religious communites and secular institutes
by Saint Pope John Paul II (1988.05.22)
For World Day for Missions 1988
by Saint Pope John Paul II (1988.05.22)
Directory
Directory for Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest
by Congregation for Divine Worship (1988.06.02)
Motu Proprio
Decessores nostri
Our Predecessors
Reorganizing the Pontifical Commission for Latin Ameria
by Saint Pope John Paul II (1988.06.18)
(related to Pontifical Commission for Latin America)
Joint Statement
The Sacrament of Order in the Sacramental Structure of the Church, with Particular Reference to the Importance of the Apostolic Succession for the Sanctification and Unity of the People of God
Joint statement with the Orthodox Church
by Secretariat for Christian Unity (1988.06.26)
Apostolic Constitution
Pastor bonus
The Good Shepherd
Reorganizing the Roman Curia
by Saint Pope John Paul II (1988.06.28)
(related to Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Apostolic Camera, Apostolic Penitentiary, Commission for Advocates, Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions), Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See, Dicastery for Bishops, Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life, Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, Dicastery for Legislative Texts, Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, Dicastery for the Clergy, Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, Dicastery for the Service of Charity, Fabric of Saint Peter, L’Osservatore Romano, Labour Office of the Apostolic See, Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Pontifical Academies of Sciences, Pontifical Commission for Latin America, Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church, Pontifical Council “Cor unum”, Pontifical Council for Culture, Pontifical Council for Dialogue with Non-Believers, Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Pontifical Council for the Family, Pontifical Council for the Laity, Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, Prefecture of the Papal Household, Secretariat of State, Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, Tribunal of the Roman Rota, Vatican Apostolic Archive, Vatican Apostolic Library, Vatican Press, Vatican Publishing House, Vatican Radio, Vatican Television Centre)
Declaring that Archbishop Lefebvre and the four bishops consecrated by him have incurred latae sententiae excommunication
by Congregation for Bishops (1988.07.01)
(related to Society of Saint Pius X)
Formula to be used for the profession of faith and for the oath of fidelity to assume an office to be exercised in the name of the Church
by Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1988.07.01)
Motu Proprio
Ecclesia Dei
The Church of God
Establishing the Ecclesia Dei Commission
by Saint Pope John Paul II (1988.07.02)
(related to Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”)
On the foundation of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
by Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” (1988.07.22)
(related to Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter)
Apostolic Letter
Mulieris dignitatem
The Dignity of Women
On the dignity and vocation of women on the occasion of the Marian Year
by Saint Pope John Paul II (1988.08.15)
For the 22ⁿᵈ International Literacy Day (1988)
by Saint Pope John Paul II (1988.08.20)
On the use of the liturgical books in force in the year 1962
by Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” (1988.09.10)
(related to Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter)
Regarding the excommunication of those who divulge confessions
by Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1988.09.23)
For the 8ᵗʰ World Food Day (1988)
by Saint Pope John Paul II (1988.10.16)
Erecting the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
by Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” (1988.10.18)
(related to Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter)
Observations on ARCIC II’s ’Salvation and the Church’
by Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1988.11.18)
For the 4ᵗʰ World Youth Day (1989, Santiago de Compostela)
(World Youth Day 1989 (Santiago de Compostela))
by Saint Pope John Paul II (1988.11.27)
Apostolic Letter
Vicesimus quintus annus
On the 25ᵗʰ anniversary of the promulgation of ’Sacrosanctum Concilium’
by Saint Pope John Paul II (1988.12.04)
On the doctrinal authority of the Instruction Donum Vitae
by Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1988.12.21)
Apostolic Exhortation
Christifideles laici
Christ’s Faithful People
On the vocation and the mission of the lay faithful in the Church and in the world
(7ᵗʰ Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops)
by Saint Pope John Paul II (1988.12.30)
Guidelines for the study and teaching of the Church’s social doctrine in the formation of priests
by Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions) (1988.12.30)
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