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Major documents include official writings issued by popes, bishops, and other prominent faith leaders in Catholicism. The following documents are sorted chronologically from oldest to most recent.
- Rerum Novarum (On the Condition of Labor) – Pope Leo XIII, 1891
- Quadragesimo Anno (After Forty Years) – Pope Pius XI, 1931
- Mater et Magistra (Mother and Teacher) – Pope John XXIII, 1961
- Pacem in Terris (Peace on Earth) – Pope John XXIII, 1963
- Gaudium et Spes (The Church in the Modern World) – Vatican Council II, 1965
- Populorum Progressio (On the Development of Peoples) – Pope Paul VI, 1967
- Octogesima Adveniens (A Call to Action) – Pope Paul VI, 1971
- Justicia in Mundo (Justice in the World) – Synod of Bishops, 1971
- Solicitudo Rei Socialis (On Social Concern) – Pope John Paul II, 1987
- Centesimus Annus (The Hundredth Year) – Pope John Paul II, 1991
- Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life) – Pope John Paul II, 1995
- Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason) – Pope John Paul II, 1998
- Deus Caritas Est (God Is Love) – Pope Benedict XVI, 2005
- Sacramentum Caritatis (Apostolic Exhortation on the Eucharist) – Pope Benedict XVI, 2007
- Caritas in Veritate (In Charity and Truth) – Pope Benedict XVI, 2009
- Lumen Fidei (Encyclical on the Light of Faith) – Pope Francis, 2013
- Evangelii Gaudium (Apostolic Exhortation on The Joy of the Gospel) – Pope Francis, 2013
- Laudato Si’ (Apostolic Exhortation on Care for Our Common Home) – Pope Francis, 2015
- Amoris Laetitia (Apostolic Exhortation on the Call to Holiness in Today’s World) – Pope Francis, 2016
- Gaudete Et Exsultate (Apostolic Exhortation On The Call To Holiness In Today’s World) – Pope Francis, 2018
- Fratelli Tutti (Encyclical on Fraternity and Social Friendship) – Pope Francis, 2020
- Major Documents by U.S. Bishops – 1919-2012