second vatican council
Dei Verbum (Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation)
https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19651118_dei-verbum_en.htmlThis Vatican II document is the foundation for all Catholic biblical interpretation. Pay particular attention to chapter III, nos. 11-13.
Summary of Dei Verbum
https://statucson.org/documents/2018/9/LT%20Times%20-%20Summary%20of%20Dei%20Verbum%20-%20Divine%20Revelation.pdfThis link is to a PDF document that summarizes the key points of the chapter in Dei Verbum (The Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation). This could be a helpful background and summary resource for either teachers or students.
The Vatican Website
https://www.vatican.va/The Vatican Web site is a source for information (see Updates on the home page) not only on the Pope’s writings and addresses, but on the various activities sponsored or participated in by the many pontifical councils. Among these are the Pontifical Council on the Laity, on Promoting Christian Unity, and on the Family. A search for the Pontifical Council on Interreligious Dialogue yields recent writings and events related to the Muslim, Buddhist, and Hindu religions.
Gaudium et Spes: The Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World
https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_cons_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.htmlThis Vatican II document provides an overview of the Church's activity in the world.
Saint Mary’s Press Resource Center
https://www.smp.org/resourcecenter/This site provides a variety of religious education resources provided by Saint Mary’s Press, a leading Catholic resource provider. You can easily search for written and video presentations on a variety of topics—including the individual Sacraments.
Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity (Apostolicam Actuositatem)
https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decree_19651118_apostolicam-actuositatem_en.htmlThe Vatican Website provides the text of this document from the Second Vatican Council.
Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium), The Second Vatican Council
https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19641121_lumen-gentium_en.htmlThe Vatican Website provides the text of this document from the Second Vatican Council.
Vatican II Documents
https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/index.htmThis is the Vatican website with copies of all of the Vatican II documents.
The Church is Apostolic
https://www.catholicity.com/catechism/the_church_is_apostolic.htmlThis site explains key ideas from the Catechism of the Catholic Church in a simplified manner. This link leads directly to the explanation of the Apostolic nature of the Catholic Church.
Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions
https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decl_19651028_nostra-aetate_en.htmlThis link will take you the Vatican website text of the Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions (Nostra Aetate).
