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Compass for the Third Millennium

"The conciliar texts constitute a sure "compass" for the believers of the third millennium" (Pope John Paul II, Speech to the Participants of International Catechetical Conference, October 11, 2002.)

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Resources

• John XXIII's Opening Prayer
• Excerpts from John XXIII's Opening Address
• Some Key Vatican II Dates
• Vatican II Related Publications

Vatican Resources - The Documents of Vatican II

• Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation - Dei Verbum

• Dogmatic Constitution on the Church - Lumen Gentium

• Dogmatic Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy - Sacrosanctum Concilium

• Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World - Gaudium et Spes
   

• Declaration on Christian Education - Gravissimum Educationis

• Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions - Nostra Aetate

• Declaration on Religious Freedom - Dignitatis Humanae
   

• Decree on the Mission Activity of the Church - Ad Gentes

• Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests - Presbyterorum Ordinis

• Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity - Apostolicam Actuositatem

• Decree on Priestly Training - Optatam Totius

• Decree on the Adaptation and Renewal of Religious Life - Perfectae Caritatis

• Decree Concerning the Pastoral Office of Bishops in the Church - Christus Dominus

• Decree on Ecumenism - Unitatis Redintegratio

• Decree on the Catholic Churches of the Eastern Rite - Orientalium Ecclesiarum

• Decree on the Media of Social Communications - Inter Mirifica
   

• Message of Vatican II to Youth and Young Adults

Vatican Resources - The Popes of Vatican II

• Pope Blessed John XXIII (1958-1963)

• Pope Paul VI (1963-1978)

St. Anthony Messenger Press Resources

• Catholic Update - Vatican II: The Vision Lives On!

• Vatican II at 35: An Interview with William Cardinal Keeler

• Vatican II: Links for Learners

Other Resources

• Vatican II Documents Search Engine

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