2005

2000s

1. The Rapid Development24 January 2005To those responsible for communications (40 years after Inter Mirifica)Pope
2. Dignitas connubii†25 January 2005Instruction on procedures in causes of nullity of marriageRoman Curia
3. Note on the Minister of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick11 February 2005Note on the Minister of Anointing of the SickRoman Curia
4. National Directory for Catechesis†May 2005National Directory for CatechesisBishops' Conferences
5. Catechesis on the Psalms and Canticles of Lauds and Vespers (completion)4 May 2005 – 15 February 2006Benedict XVI completes John Paul II's cycle on the Psalms and Canticles of the Liturgy of the Hours, 2005-2006Pope
6. Renewing Our Commitment to Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools in the Third MillenniumJune 2005Renewing Our Commitment to Catholic SchoolsBishops' Conferences
7. Compendium Catechismi28 June 2005Approval of the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic ChurchPope
8. Message to the People of God (Nuntius)21 October 2005XI Ordinary General Assembly (2005), The Eucharist: Source and Summit of the Life and Mission of the Church: Message [→ Sacramentum Caritatis]Synod of Bishops
9. Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the LordNovember 2005Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the LordBishops' Conferences
10. Instruction concerning the criteria for the discernment of vocations with regard to persons with homosexual tendencies4 November 2005Criteria for Discernment of Vocations (homosexual tendencies)Roman Curia
11. Expergiscere, homo22 December 2005Christmas address to the Roman Curia (hermeneutic of reform in continuity)Pope
12. Deus caritas est25 December 2005On Christian lovePope