ECUMENICAL COUNCILS

Council of Florence
 

- Decretum pro Armenis, 1439; nos. 1310, 1327 
 Council of Trent
 

- Decreto Tametsi, 1563; nos. 1797-1816 
  Second Vatican Council



- Lumen Gentium, 1964; nos. 11, 12, 35
- Gaudium et spes, 1965; nos. 46-52, 93
- Apostolicam Actuositatem, 1966; n. 11
- Gravissimum Educationis, 1965; n. 3


Code of Canon Law, 1983; can. 834–848, 1055–1165 
Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1992; nos. 1601–1666, 1691–1698, 2331–2359, 2360–2400, 2514–2533



PAPAL MAGISTERIUM

Leo XIII
 

- Arcanum Divinae, 1880Pius XI
 

- Casti Connubii, 1930Pius XII
 

- Message to the participants at the International Conference on the Family, 1958John XXIII
 

- Mater et Magistra, 1961; nos. 32, 33, 144, 173, 180, 182, 229 Paul VI
 

- Humanae vitae, 1968
- Discourse to the Movement  «Equipes Notre-Dame», 1970
- Discourse to the Pilgrims of the «Equipes Notre-Dame», 1976John Paul II
 

- Familiaris consortio, 1981
- Mulieris dignitatem, 1988
- Gratissimam sane, 1994
- Ad paucos dies, 1994
- Evangelium Vitae, 1995
- To each one of you, 1995

Benedict XVI
 

- Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions Between Homosexual Persons 2003
- Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Collaboration of Men and Women in the Church and in the World, 2004
- To the Participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Family, 2006
- To the Participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Family on the theme: "Grandparents: their witness and presence in the family", 2008
- Clarification on procured abortion, 2009
- Note on the banalization of sexuality Regarding certain interpretations of "Light of the World", 2010
- To Participants in the 19th Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Family, 2010
- To Participants of the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Family, 2011


DOCUMENTS OF THE HOLY SEE

Pontifical Council for the Family
 

- Charter of the Rights of the Family, 1983
- In the Service of Life, 1992
- The Church and the International Year of the Family, 1993
- Ethical and Pastoral Dimensions of Population Trends, 1994
- The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality. Guidelines for Education within the Family, 1995
- Preparation for the Sacrament of Marriage, 1996
- Vademecum for Confessors Concerning Some Aspects of the Morality of Conjugal Life, 1997

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
 
- Persona humana, 1975
- Donum Vitae, 1987
- Annus Internationalis, 1994
- Instruction Dignitas Personae on Certain Bioethical Questions, 2008

 Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts



- Declaration on CCL can. 915, 2000
 MEETINGS WORLD OF FAMILIES

Rome, 1994
Rio, 1997
Rome, 2000
Manila, 2003
Valencia, 2006
Mexico, 2009
Milano, 2012
 

- Theological Pastoral Congress
- Discourses of the Holy Father 
 
OTHER DOCUMENTS OF THE PCF
 

- The Sexual Exploitation of Children, 1992
- The Natural Methods for the Regulation of Fertility, 1992
- The Rights of the Family and the Media, 1993
- The Rights of the Family on the Threshold of the Third Millennium, 1993
- The Institutes for the Family and for Bioethics, 1993
- 25th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae, 1993
- The Rights and Care of the Elderly, 1993
- Family and Adoption, 1994
- The Family and the Cairo Conference, 1994
- Marriage and the Family in the World, 1994
- May The Domestic Church be the Sanctuary of Life, 1995
- The Family and the Economy in the Future of Society, 1996
- The Dignity of the family and Life in American Politics, 1996
- The Family and Demography in Europe, 1996
- The Family: Gift and Commitment, 1996
- Liberalization of Drugs?, 1997
- The Pastoral Care of the Divorced and Remarried, 1997
- Families of Children with Cerebral Impairments, 1997
- The Family - Rio de Janeiro, 1997
- Declaration on the decrease of fertility in the world, 1998
- Human Rights and the Rights  of the Family, 1998
- The Family and Human Rights on the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1999
- The Family and Life in Europe Today, 1999
- The Family and Human Rights, 1999
- Declaration on the Resolution of the European Parliament, which Equates the Family with "de facto" Unions, Including Same Sex Unions, 2000
- Family, marriage and "de facto" unions, 2000
- Cloning: the disappearance of direct parenthood and denial of the family, 2003
- Family values versus "safe sex", 2003