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Ecclesial Initiatives

Universities, institutes, movements, and religious institutes. Not magisterial.

24 documents

A dagger (†) means the date or the official link is still awaiting verification.

1960s

  1. Pacto de las Catacumbas16 November 1965Pact of the Catacombs (for a servant and poor Church)Ecclesial Initiatives
  2. Statuto del Movimento dei Focolari26 January 1966Focolare statute approved by the Congregation of the CouncilEcclesial Initiatives
  3. The Brother of the Christian Schools in the World Today: A Declaration†1967Lasallian Declaration (39th General Chapter)Ecclesial Initiatives
  4. Message des évêques du Tiers-Monde†August 1967Message to the Peoples of the Third World (18 bishops)Ecclesial Initiatives
  5. Carta de Río†May 1968Letter of Rio (Latin American Jesuit provincials on social justice)Ecclesial Initiatives

1970s

  1. Men for Others: Education for Social Justice and Social Action Today†July 1973Men for Others (Valencia address)Ecclesial Initiatives
  2. Theological and Pastoral Orientations on the Catholic Charismatic Renewal (Malines Document I)†1974Malines Document IEcclesial Initiatives
  3. Decree 4: Our Mission Today: The Service of Faith and the Promotion of Justice1975GC32 Decree 4Ecclesial Initiatives

1980s

  1. Our Secondary Schools Today and Tomorrow†September 1980Our Schools Today and TomorrowEcclesial Initiatives
  2. Fraternità di Comunione e Liberazione11 February 1982Pontifical recognition of the Fraternity of Communion and LiberationEcclesial Initiatives
  3. The Characteristics of Jesuit Education8 December 1986Characteristics of Jesuit EducationEcclesial Initiatives

1990s

  1. Statuti generali dell'Opera di Maria†1990General Statutes of the Work of Mary (Focolare) approvedEcclesial Initiatives
  2. Ignatian Pedagogy: A Practical Approach31 July 1993Ignatian PedagogyEcclesial Initiatives
  3. Our Mission and Culture (and other decrees)†1995GC34 DecreesEcclesial Initiatives

2000s

  1. A Fire That Kindles Other Fires; Challenges to Our Mission Today (and other decrees)†2008GC35 DecreesEcclesial Initiatives
  2. Statuto del Cammino Neocatecumenale11 May 2008Neocatechumenal Way statutes: definitive approvalEcclesial Initiatives

2010s

  1. National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools12 March 2012NSBECSEcclesial Initiatives
  2. A New Moment: Envisioning the Ministry of Catholic Charities†2017A New MomentEcclesial Initiatives
  3. Principles of Catholic Identity in Education†2017Principles of Catholic Identity in EducationEcclesial Initiatives
  4. Companions in a Mission of Reconciliation and Justice; Renewed Governance for a Renewed Mission6 January 2017GC36 Decrees (promulgated)Ecclesial Initiatives
  5. Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus 2019-202919 February 2019Jesuit Universal Apostolic PreferencesEcclesial Initiatives
  6. Jesuit Schools: A Living Tradition in the 21st Century5 November 2019Jesuit Schools: A Living TraditionEcclesial Initiatives

2020s

  1. Declaration on the Lasallian Educational Mission: Challenges, Convictions and Hopes29 July 2020Declaration on the Lasallian Educational MissionEcclesial Initiatives
  2. The Front Royal Statement: Seven Cardinal Principles of Catholic Primary and Secondary Education12 June 2026Front Royal StatementEcclesial Initiatives