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Consecrated Life

Religious life, evangelical counsels, institutes and their renewal.

Also called religious life, religious orders, evangelical counsels.

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1940s

  1. Provida Mater Ecclesia2 February 1947On Secular InstitutesPope

1960s

  1. Perfectae Caritatis28 October 1965Decree on the Renewal of Religious LifeEcumenical Council
  2. The Brother of the Christian Schools in the World Today: A Declaration†1967Lasallian Declaration (39th General Chapter)Ecclesial Initiatives
  3. Renovationis causam†6 January 1969Instruction on renewal of religious formationRoman Curia
  4. Lumen Gentium21 November 1964Dogmatic Constitution on the ChurchEcumenical Council
  5. Ecclesiae Sanctae6 August 1966Implementing the Decrees Christus Dominus, Presbyterorum Ordinis, Perfectae Caritatis and Ad GentesPope
  6. Sacrificium Laudis15 August 1966On Latin in the Choral Office of ReligiousPope
  7. Carta de Río†May 1968Letter of Rio (Latin American Jesuit provincials on social justice)Ecclesial Initiatives
  8. Venite seorsum15 August 1969Instruction on the contemplative life and enclosure of nunsRoman Curia

1970s

  1. Ordo consecrationis virginum31 May 1970Rite of Consecration of Virgins (editio typica)Roman Curia
  2. Evangelica Testificatio29 June 1971On the Renewal of Religious LifePope
  3. Mutuae relationes14 May 1978Directives for mutual relations between bishops and religiousRoman Curia
  4. Men for Others: Education for Social Justice and Social Action Today†July 1973Men for Others (Valencia address)Ecclesial Initiatives
  5. Decree 4: Our Mission Today: The Service of Faith and the Promotion of Justice1975GC32 Decree 4Ecclesial Initiatives

1980s

  1. Religious and Human Promotion12 August 1980Religious and Human PromotionRoman Curia
  2. Essential Elements in the Church's Teaching on Religious Life31 May 1983Essential Elements on Religious LifeRoman Curia
  3. Redemptionis Donum25 March 1984To men and women religious on consecrationPope
  4. The Contemplative Dimension of Religious Life†12 August 1980The Contemplative Dimension of Religious LifeRoman Curia
  5. Our Secondary Schools Today and Tomorrow†September 1980Our Schools Today and TomorrowEcclesial Initiatives
  6. The Characteristics of Jesuit Education8 December 1986Characteristics of Jesuit EducationEcclesial Initiatives

1990s

  1. Potissimum institutioni†2 February 1990Directives on Formation in Religious InstitutesRoman Curia
  2. Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor2 February 1994Fraternal Life in CommunityRoman Curia
  3. Message of the Synod†28 October 1994IX Ordinary General Assembly (1994), Consecrated Life and its Role in the Church and the World: final message [→ Vita Consecrata]Synod of Bishops
  4. Our Mission and Culture (and other decrees)†1995GC34 DecreesEcclesial Initiatives
  5. Vita Consecrata25 March 1996On the consecrated life and its missionPope
  6. Inter-Institute Collaboration for Formation8 December 1998Inter-Institute Collaboration for FormationRoman Curia
  7. Ignatian Pedagogy: A Practical Approach31 July 1993Ignatian PedagogyEcclesial Initiatives
  8. Orientale Lumen2 May 1995On the Churches of the EastPope
  9. Verbi sponsa13 May 1999Instruction on the contemplative life and enclosure of nunsRoman Curia

2000s

  1. Starting Afresh from Christ19 May 2002Starting Afresh from Christ: A Renewed Commitment to Consecrated LifeRoman Curia
  2. A Fire That Kindles Other Fires; Challenges to Our Mission Today (and other decrees)†2008GC35 DecreesEcclesial Initiatives
  3. Faciem tuam, Domine, requiram11 May 2008The Service of Authority and ObedienceRoman Curia
  4. Consecrated Persons and their Mission in Schools28 October 2002Consecrated Persons and their Mission in SchoolsRoman Curia
  5. Educating Together in Catholic Schools8 September 2007Educating Together in Catholic SchoolsRoman Curia

2010s

  1. Rallegratevi2 February 2014Rejoice! Letter to Consecrated Men and WomenRoman Curia
  2. Testimoni della gioia21 November 2014Apostolic letter to all consecrated people for the Year of Consecrated LifePope
  3. New Wine in New Wineskins†6 January 2017New Wine in New Wineskins: Consecrated Life and its Ongoing ChallengesRoman Curia
  4. Companions in a Mission of Reconciliation and Justice; Renewed Governance for a Renewed Mission6 January 2017GC36 Decrees (promulgated)Ecclesial Initiatives
  5. Ecclesiae Sponsae Imago8 June 2018Instruction on the Ordo virginumRoman Curia
  6. Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus 2019-202919 February 2019Jesuit Universal Apostolic PreferencesEcclesial Initiatives
  7. Vultum Dei quaerere29 June 2016On women's contemplative lifePope
  8. Cor orans1 April 2018Implementing Instruction of Vultum Dei quaerereRoman Curia
  9. Jesuit Schools: A Living Tradition in the 21st Century5 November 2019Jesuit Schools: A Living TraditionEcclesial Initiatives

2020s

  1. Authenticum charismatis1 November 2020Amending canon 579 on erecting institutes of consecrated lifePope
  2. Relationship between bishops, consecrated life and ecclesial communities (Study Group 6)8 September 2026Synod Study Group 6 Final Report: revision of documents on relations between bishops, consecrated life and ecclesial aggregationsSynod of Bishops
  3. Declaration on the Lasallian Educational Mission: Challenges, Convictions and Hopes29 July 2020Declaration on the Lasallian Educational MissionEcclesial Initiatives
  4. Vos estis lux mundi (aggiornato)25 March 2023Vos estis lux mundi made permanent (updated)Pope