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Education & Culture

Schools, universities, scholarship and the encounter with culture.

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1870s

  1. Aeterni Patris4 August 1879On the Restoration of Christian PhilosophyPope

1890s

  1. Providentissimus Deus18 November 1893On the Study of Holy ScripturePope

1920s

  1. Rerum Orientalium8 September 1928On Promotion of Oriental StudiesPope
  2. Divini Illius Magistri31 December 1929On Christian EducationPope

1930s

  1. Vigilanti Cura29 June 1936On Motion PicturesPope

1950s

  1. Humani Generis12 August 1950Concerning Some False OpinionsPope
  2. Miranda Prorsus8 September 1957On Motion Pictures, Radio and TelevisionPope
  3. Boni Pastoris22 February 1959Establishing the Pontifical Commission for Motion Pictures, Radio and TelevisionPope

1960s

  1. Veterum Sapientia22 February 1962On the Promotion of the Study of LatinPope
  2. Gravissimum Educationis28 October 1965Declaration on Christian EducationEcumenical Council
  3. Optatam Totius28 October 1965Decree on Priestly TrainingEcumenical Council
  4. Gaudium et Spes7 December 1965Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern WorldEcumenical Council
  5. Closing Message to Artists8 December 1965Closing Message of the Council to ArtistsPope
  6. Closing Message to Men of Thought and Science8 December 1965Closing Message of the Council to Men of Thought and SciencePope
  7. Closing Message to Youth8 December 1965Closing Message of the Council to Young Men and WomenPope
  8. General Audience of 30 March 196630 March 1966Gaudium et Spes and the Church's loving optimism toward the modern world (1966)Pope
  9. The Brother of the Christian Schools in the World Today: A Declaration†1967Lasallian Declaration (39th General Chapter)Ecclesial Initiatives
  10. General Directory for the Pastoral Ministry to Tourism29 April 1969Pastoral Directory on TourismRoman Curia

1970s

  1. Spiritus Domini†16 April 1970Ecumenical Directory, Part II: Ecumenism in Higher EducationRoman Curia
  2. Communio et progressio23 May 1971Pastoral Instruction on the Means of Social CommunicationRoman Curia
  3. The Study of Philosophy in Seminaries20 January 1972The Study of Philosophy in SeminariesRoman Curia
  4. To Teach as Jesus DidNovember 1972To Teach as Jesus DidBishops' Conferences
  5. Basic Teachings for Catholic Religious Education†11 January 1973Basic Teachings for Catholic Religious EducationBishops' Conferences
  6. Men for Others: Education for Social Justice and Social Action Today†July 1973Men for Others (Valencia address)Ecclesial Initiatives
  7. Ratio periclitandae doctrinae ad academicos gradus candidatorum7 December 1974Method of examination of candidates for academic degrees in Sacred ScriptureTheological & Biblical Commissions
  8. The Theological Formation of Future Priests†22 February 1976The Theological Formation of Future PriestsRoman Curia
  9. The Catholic School19 March 1977The Catholic SchoolRoman Curia
  10. Sharing the Light of Faith: National Catechetical Directory†November 1977National Catechetical Directory (Sharing the Light of Faith)Bishops' Conferences
  11. Sapientia Christiana15 April 1979On ecclesiastical universities and facultiesPope

1980s

  1. Address to UNESCO2 June 1980Address to UNESCO on culturePope
  2. Our Secondary Schools Today and Tomorrow†September 1980Our Schools Today and TomorrowEcclesial Initiatives
  3. Magnum Matrimonii Sacramentum7 October 1982Erecting the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and FamilyPope
  4. Lay Catholics in Schools: Witnesses to Faith15 October 1982Lay Catholics in SchoolsRoman Curia
  5. Educational Guidance in Human Love1 November 1983Educational Guidance in Human LoveRoman Curia
  6. Augustinum Hipponensem28 August 1986On St Augustine, 16th centenary of his conversionPope
  7. The Characteristics of Jesuit Education8 December 1986Characteristics of Jesuit EducationEcclesial Initiatives
  8. Concerts in Churches5 November 1987Instruction on Concerts in ChurchesRoman Curia
  9. Faith and Inculturation1988Faith and InculturationTheological & Biblical Commissions
  10. Iuvenum Patris31 January 1988On St John Bosco, centenary of his deathPope
  11. The Virgin Mary in Intellectual and Spiritual Formation25 March 1988The Virgin Mary in Intellectual and Spiritual FormationRoman Curia
  12. The Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic School7 April 1988The Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic SchoolRoman Curia

1990s

  1. Ex Corde Ecclesiae15 August 1990On Catholic universitiesPope
  2. In Support of Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools†14 November 1990In Support of Catholic SchoolsBishops' Conferences
  3. Aetatis novae22 February 1992Pastoral Instruction on Social CommunicationsRoman Curia
  4. Inde a Pontificatus25 March 1993Uniting the Pontifical Councils for Culture and for Dialogue with Non-BelieversPope
  5. Ignatian Pedagogy: A Practical Approach31 July 1993Ignatian PedagogyEcclesial Initiatives
  6. The Presence of the Church in the University and in University Culture22 May 1994The Church in the University and University CultureRoman Curia
  7. Our Mission and Culture (and other decrees)†1995GC34 DecreesEcclesial Initiatives
  8. The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality8 December 1995The Truth and Meaning of Human SexualityRoman Curia
  9. The Ecumenical Dimension in the Formation of those engaged in Pastoral Work†16 March 1997The Ecumenical Dimension in Pastoral FormationRoman Curia
  10. The Catholic School on the Threshold of the Third Millennium28 December 1997The Catholic School on the Threshold of the Third MillenniumRoman Curia
  11. What and How Do We and Ought We Teach About Each Other?26 March 1998ILC Vatican City joint statement on teachingEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  12. Sharing Catholic Social Teaching: Challenges and Directions19 June 1998Sharing Catholic Social TeachingBishops' Conferences
  13. Fides et Ratio14 September 1998On the relationship between faith and reasonPope
  14. Inter-Institute Collaboration for Formation8 December 1998Inter-Institute Collaboration for FormationRoman Curia
  15. Inter Munera Academiarum28 January 1999On the Pontifical Academy of St Thomas Aquinas and the Roman Theological AcademyPope
  16. Letter to Artists4 April 1999Letter to ArtistsPope
  17. Towards a Pastoral Approach to Culture23 May 1999Towards a Pastoral Approach to CultureRoman Curia
  18. The Application of Ex Corde Ecclesiae for the United States17 November 1999Ex Corde Ecclesiae Application for the U.S.Bishops' Conferences

2000s

  1. Consecrated Persons and their Mission in Schools28 October 2002Consecrated Persons and their Mission in SchoolsRoman Curia
  2. Jesus Christ the Bearer of the Water of Life†3 February 2003A Christian Reflection on the New AgeRoman Curia
  3. Where is Your God?†13 March 2004Responding to the Challenge of Unbelief and Religious Indifference TodayRoman Curia
  4. Communion and Stewardship: Human Persons Created in the Image of God23 July 2004Communion and Stewardship: Human Persons Created in the Image of GodTheological & Biblical Commissions
  5. Renewing Our Commitment to Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools in the Third MillenniumJune 2005Renewing Our Commitment to Catholic SchoolsBishops' Conferences
  6. The Via Pulchritudinis†27 March 2006The Via Pulchritudinis, Privileged Pathway for Evangelisation and DialogueRoman Curia
  7. Glaube, Vernunft und Universität12 September 2006Regensburg lecture: faith, reason and the universityPope
  8. Common Declaration14 December 2006Common Declaration of Benedict XVI and Archbishop ChristodoulosEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  9. Educating Together in Catholic Schools8 September 2007Educating Together in Catholic SchoolsRoman Curia
  10. Quaerere Deum12 September 2008Address to the world of culture, Collège des Bernardins, ParisPope
  11. Catechesis on Medieval Christian Writers11 February 2009 – 7 July 2010Eastern and Western Christian writers and theologians from John Climacus to Duns Scotus, 2009-2010Pope
  12. Circular Letter on Religious Education in Schools5 May 2009Circular Letter on Religious Education in SchoolsRoman Curia

2010s

  1. National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools12 March 2012NSBECSEcclesial Initiatives
  2. Latina lingua10 November 2012Establishing the Pontifical Academy for LatinPope
  3. Educating to Intercultural Dialogue in Catholic Schools28 October 2013Educating to Intercultural Dialogue in Catholic SchoolsRoman Curia
  4. Educating Today and Tomorrow: A Renewing Passion7 April 2014Educating Today and TomorrowRoman Curia
  5. Discorso al Convegno di Firenze10 November 2015Address to the 5th Convention of the Italian Church, FlorencePope
  6. Principles of Catholic Identity in Education†2017Principles of Catholic Identity in EducationEcclesial Initiatives
  7. Educating to Fraternal Humanism16 April 2017Educating to Fraternal HumanismRoman Curia
  8. Summa familiae cura8 September 2017Establishing the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family SciencesPope
  9. Veritatis gaudium8 December 2017On ecclesiastical universities and facultiesPope
  10. Male and Female He Created Them2 February 2019Towards a Path of Dialogue on Gender Theory in EducationRoman Curia
  11. 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. Instructions on Affiliation, Aggregation and Incorporation of Institutes of Higher Studies8 December 2020Instructions on Affiliation/Aggregation/IncorporationRoman Curia
  3. Candor lucis aeternae25 March 2021On Dante Alighieri, 7th centenary of his deathPope
  4. Faith and Science: Towards COP26 - Joint Appeal4 October 2021Faith and Science Joint Appeal ahead of COP26Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  5. The Identity of the Catholic School for a Culture of Dialogue25 January 2022Instruction on the Identity of the Catholic SchoolRoman Curia
  6. Sublimitas et miseria hominis19 June 2023On Blaise Pascal, 4th centenary of his birthPope
  7. Ad theologiam promovendam1 November 2023New statutes of the Pontifical Academy of Theology (contextual theology)Pope
  8. Lettera sul ruolo della letteratura nella formazione17 July 2024Letter on the role of literature in formationPope
  9. The Joy and Wonder of Catholic Education: Developing Authentically Catholic Schools3 September 2024The Joy and Wonder of Catholic EducationDiocesan Bishops
  10. Lettera sul rinnovamento dello studio della storia della Chiesa21 November 2024Letter on renewing the study of Church historyPope
  11. Disegnare nuove mappe di speranza27 October 2025Drawing New Maps of Hope: 60th anniversary of Gravissimum educationisPope
  12. Nel centenario del PIAC11 December 2025On the importance of archaeology, centenary of the Pontifical Institute of Christian ArchaeologyPope
  13. Quo vadis, humanitas?4 March 2026Quo vadis, humanitas? Thinking through Christian Anthropology in the Face of Certain Scenarios for the Future of HumanityTheological & Biblical Commissions
  14. The Front Royal Statement: Seven Cardinal Principles of Catholic Primary and Secondary Education12 June 2026Front Royal StatementEcclesial Initiatives