The Catholic Documents fonds is a miscellany of documents from Catholic sources, including the popes, Vatican dicasteries, episcopal conferences, dioceses, mission organisations and movements, and individual Catholics. The documents are collected here to provide context for the principal archival collection. This is a work-in-progress. If you have items to propose for the fonds, please contact the editor.
NOTE: The following list includes all documents in our Catholic documents fonds, sorted by category and date. Documents may belong to several fonds, in differing categories depending on their place within that collection.
Declarations & instructions
Canones de sacramento ordinis (Canons on the Sacrament of Orders)
Council of Trent ~ 15 July 1563 ~ ARCIC 82BIneffabilis Deus (Apostolic Constitution on the Immaculate Conception)
Pius IX ~ 8 Dec. 1854 ~ ARCIC-II 470/00Dei Filius (Dogmatic Constitution on the Catholic Faith)
First Vatican Council ~ 24 Apr. 1870Pastor Aeternus (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church of Christ)
First Vatican Council ~ 18 July 1870Apostolicae Curae (Apostolic letter on the Nullity of Anglican Orders)
Leo XIII ~ 13 Sept. 1896Munificentissimus Deus (Apostolic Constitution on the Dogma of the Assumption)
Pius XII ~ 1 Nov. 1950 ~ ARCIC-II 469/00Sacrosanctum Concilium (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy)
Second Vatican Council ~ 4 Dec. 1963Inter Mirifica (Decree on the Media of Social Communications)
Second Vatican Council ~ 4 Dec. 1963Nota explicativa praevia (Preliminary Note of Explanation)
Second Vatican Council ~ 16 Nov. 1964Lumen Gentium (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church)
Second Vatican Council ~ 21 Nov. 1964Unitatis Redintegratio (Decree on Ecumenism)
Second Vatican Council ~ 21 Nov. 1964Orientalium Ecclesiarum (Decree on the Catholic Churches of the Eastern Rite)
Second Vatican Council ~ 21 Nov. 1964Excerpts from Lumen Gentium (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church)
Second Vatican Council ~ 21 Nov. 1964 ~ ARCIC-II 521/02Gravissimum Educationis (Declaration on Christian Education)
Second Vatican Council ~ 28 Oct. 1965Nostra Aetate (Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions)
Second Vatican Council ~ 28 Oct. 1965Optatam Totius (Decree on Priestly Training)
Second Vatican Council ~ 28 Oct. 1965Perfectae Caritatis (Decree on the Adaptation and Renewal of Religious Life)
Second Vatican Council ~ 28 Oct. 1965Christus Dominus (Decree Concerning the Pastoral Office of Bishops in the Church)
Second Vatican Council ~ 28 Oct. 1965Dei Verbum (Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation)
Second Vatican Council ~ 18 Nov. 1965Apostolicam Actuositatem (Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity)
Second Vatican Council ~ 18 Nov. 1965Gaudium et Spes (Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World)
Second Vatican Council ~ 7 Dec. 1965Dignitatis Humanae (Declaration on Religious Freedom)
Second Vatican Council ~ 7 Dec. 1965Ad Gentes (Decree on the Missionary Activity of the Church)
Second Vatican Council ~ 7 Dec. 1965Presbyterorum Ordinis (Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests)
Second Vatican Council ~ 7 Dec. 1965Common Declaration of Pope Paul VI and Dr. Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury
Michael Ramsey ; Paul VI ~ Rome, 24 Mar. 1966 ~ ARCIC-II 206/66Ad Totam Ecclesiam (Directory Concerning Ecumenical Matters, Part 1)
SPCU ~ 14 May 1967The Ministerial Priesthood
Synod of Bishops ~ Canterbury, 30 Nov. 1971 ~ ARCIC 76-4Instructio Pro Solutione Matrimonii in Favorem Fidei (Instruction on the dissolution of marriage in favour of the faith)
CDF ~ Dublin, 6 Dec. 1973 ~ ARCCM 30Marialis Cultus (Apostolic Exhortation on Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Paul VI ~ 2 Feb. 1974 ~ ARCIC 213Inter Insigniores (Declaration on the Ordination of Women)
CDF ~ 15 Oct. 1976Common Declaration of Pope Paul VI and Dr. Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury
Paul VI ; Donald Coggan ~ Rome, 29 Apr. 1977Declaration on behalf of some clergy and laity formerly or actually belonging to the Episcopal (Anglican) Church for full communion with the Catholic Church
CDF ~ 31 Mar. 1981Common Declaration of Pope John Paul II and Dr. Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury
John Paul II ; Robert Runcie ~ Canterbury, 29 May 1982 ~ ARCIC-II 207/82Common Declaration of Pope John Paul II and Dr. Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury
John Paul II ; Robert Runcie ~ Rome, 2 Oct. 1989 ~ Doc 23/89Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on Some Aspects of the Church Understood as Communion
CDF ~ 28 May 1992 ~ ARCIC-II 209/92Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism
PCPCU ~ 25 Mar. 1993The Ecumenical Dimension in the Formation of those Engaged in Pastoral Work
PCPCU ~ 25 Mar. 1993Ordinatio Sacerdotalis (Apostolic Letter on Ordination and Women)
John Paul II ~ 22 May 1994 ~ ARCIC-II 332/94Reply to the ‘Dubium’ concerning the teaching contained in the Apostolic Letter Ordinatio Sacerdotalis
CDF ~ 1996 ~ ARCIC-II 367/96Common Declaration of Pope John Paul II and Dr. George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury
John Paul II ; George Carey ~ Rome, 5 Dec. 1996 ~ ARCIC-II 379/96One Bread, One Body: A Teaching Document on the Eucharist in the Life of the Church, and the Establishment of General Norms on Sacramental Sharing
CBCEW ; Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference ; Catholic Bishops' Conference of Scotland ~ 1998 ~ ARCIC-II 487/01Ad Tuendam Fidem (Moto Proprio on the Profession of Faith)
John Paul II ~ 18 May 1998 ~ ARCIC-II 410/98Apostolos Suos (Moto Proprio on the Theological and Juridical Nature of Episcopal Conferences)
John Paul II ~ 21 May 1998 ~ ARCIC-II 414/98Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy. Principles and Guidelines
CDW ~ Dec. 2001 ~ ARCIC-II 523/02Common Declaration of Pope Benedict XVI and Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
Rowan Williams ; Benedict XVI ~ Rome, 23 Nov. 2006Anglicanorum Coetibus: Providing for Personal Ordinariates for Anglicans entering into Full Communion with the Catholic Church
Benedict XVI ~ 4 Nov. 2009A Covenant between the Archdiocese of Regina and the Diocese of Qu’Appelle
Daniel Bohan ; Gregory Kerr-Wilson ~ 23 Jan. 2011Common Declaration of Pope Francis and Archbishop Justin Welby
Francis ; Justin Welby ~ Rome, 5 Oct. 2016The LAURC Covenant
Bryan Bayda ; Donald J. Bolen ; Murray Chatlain ; Mark Hagemoen ; Adam Halkett ; Robert Hardwick ; Christopher Harper ; Sid Haugen ; Michael Hawkins ; Albert Thévenot ~ 2 Apr. 2020Characteristics of the Anglican Heritage as Lived in the Ordinariates Established Under the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus
DDF ~ 24 Mar. 2026 Addresses, greetings, & homilies
Address of Pope Paul VI to the Archbishop of Canterbury
Paul VI ~ Rome, 22 Mar. 1966Address on the Canonization of the Uganda Martyrs
Paul VI ~ 2 Aug. 1969Address at Canonization of Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
Paul VI ~ 25 Oct. 1970Address at the Canonization of Elizabeth Seton
Paul VI ~ 15 Sept. 1975Address to the Anglican Delegation
Paul VI ~ Rome, 28 Apr. 1977Address to Archbishop Donald Coggan
Paul VI ~ Rome, 29 Apr. 1977Message to the Lambeth Conference
Paul VI ~ Lambeth, 18 July 1978Statement on the Ordination of Women
Cahal Daly ; SPCU ~ Lambeth, 31 July 1978Pope John Paul II’s greeting to ARCIC
John Paul II ~ Venice, 4 Sept. 1980 ~ ARCIC 233AHomily in Canterbury Cathedral
John Paul II ~ Canterbury, 29 May 1982Homily given at solemn vespers at San Gregorio al Celio
John Paul II ~ Rome, 30 Sept. 1989 ~ Doc 1542/89Address to Archbishop of Canterbury
John Paul II ~ Rome, 30 Sept. 1989 ~ Doc 1543/89Greeting of Pope John Paul II to Archbishop of Canterbury
John Paul II ~ Rome, 3 Dec. 1996 ~ ARCIC-II 374/96Pope John Paul II’s address to Archbishop George Carey
John Paul II ~ Rome, 5 Dec. 1996 ~ ARCIC-II 376/96Homily given at solemn vespers at San Gregorio by Pope John Paul II
John Paul II ~ Rome, 5 Dec. 1996 ~ ARCIC-II 377/96Address by Pope John Paul II to the inaugural meeting of IARCCUM
John Paul II ~ Lambeth & Rome, 24 Nov. 2001Address of Pope John Paul II to Archbishop George Carey
John Paul II ~ Rome, 21 June 2002Address of Pope John Paul II to Archbishop Rowan Williams
John Paul II ~ Rome, 4 Oct. 2003Address to Archbishop Rowan Williams
Benedict XVI ~ Lambeth, 17 Sept. 2010Address of Pope Francis to Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
Francis ~ Rome, 14 June 2013Address of Pope Francis to Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
Francis ~ Rome, 16 June 2014Joint Pastoral Letter on the Renewal of Western New York
Richard Malone ; R. William Franklin ~ 14 Dec. 2014Address to representatives of other churches and religions
Leo XIV ~ 19 May 2015Rebuild My House! (Haggai 1: 1-8): Sermon to the General Synod of the Church of England
Raniero Cantalamessa ~ 24 Nov. 2015Homily at Canterbury Cathedral on the occasion of the gathering of the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission
Donald J. Bolen ~ Canterbury & Rome, 2 Oct. 2016Homily of Pope Francis at San Gregorio al Celio
Francis ~ Rome, 5 Oct. 2016Address of Pope Francis to Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
Francis ~ Rome, 6 Oct. 2016Homily for Second Vespers of the Solemnity of the Conversion of Saint Paul
Francis ~ Rome & Canterbury, 25 Jan. 2024Address to the Assembly of Primates of the Anglican Communion
Francis ~ Rome, 2 May 2024Message of Pope Leo XIV on the Occasion of the Installation of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Leo XIV ~ 20 Mar. 2026 Letters & correspondence
Lectures & papers
Responses to Agreed Statements
Communiqués & Press Releases
Reports
Study papers
Journal articles
Working correspondence
Miscellaneous documents
Videos
