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Papacy & Petrine Ministry

The Pope, papal primacy and the exercise of the Petrine office.

Also called primacy, Petrine ministry, Pope.

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1890s

  1. Praeclara Gratulationis20 June 1894On the Reunion of ChristendomPope
  2. Satis Cognitum29 June 1896On the Unity of the ChurchPope

1900s

  1. E Supremi4 October 1903On the Restoration of All Things in ChristPope

1940s

  1. Mystici Corporis Christi29 June 1943On the Mystical Body of ChristPope

1960s

  1. Aeterna Dei Sapientia11 November 1961On St Leo the Great and the Unity of the ChurchPope
  2. Qui fausto die22 June 1963First Message to the Human FamilyPope
  3. Communiqué conjoint6 January 1964Joint Communiqué after the Jerusalem meetingEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  4. Ad Purpuratorum Patrum Collegium11 February 1965On Eastern Patriarchs in the College of CardinalsPope
  5. Apostolica Sollicitudo15 September 1965Establishing the Synod of BishopsPope
  6. In Spiritu Sancto8 December 1965Apostolic Brief Declaring the Council ClosedPope
  7. Sollicitudo Omnium Ecclesiarum24 June 1969On the Office of Papal RepresentativesPope
  8. Final propositions of the I Extraordinary General Assembly†27 October 1969I Extraordinary General Assembly (1969), Cooperation between the Holy See and Episcopal Conferences: final propositionsSynod of Bishops

1970s

  1. Romano Pontifici Eligendo1 October 1975On the Vacancy of the Apostolic See and the Election of the Roman PontiffPope
  2. Ingravescentem Aetatem20 November 1970On the Age Limit of CardinalsPope
  3. Catechesis on building up the Church†7 July 1976 – 8 September 1976Summer series of audiences on "building the Church" (edificare la Chiesa), from Mt 16:18 (1976)Pope
  4. Authority in the Church I (Venice Statement)September 1976ARCIC I: Authority in the Church IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue

1980s

  1. The Final Report1982ARCIC I Final ReportEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  2. Homily opening the Extraordinary Synod24 November 1985Opening of the 1985 Extraordinary Synod on Vatican II's 20th anniversaryPope
  3. Joint Declaration7 December 1987Joint Declaration of John Paul II and Patriarch Dimitrios IEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  4. Pastor Bonus28 June 1988On the Roman CuriaPope
  5. Directory for the Ad Limina Visit29 June 1988Directory for the Ad Limina VisitRoman Curia
  6. Common Declaration2 October 1989Common Declaration of John Paul II and Archbishop Runcie (Rome)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue

1990s

  1. Universi Dominici Gregis22 February 1996On the vacancy of the Apostolic See and the election of the Roman PontiffPope
  2. The Primacy of the Successor of Peter in the Mystery of the Church31 October 1998Considerations on the Primacy of PeterRoman Curia
  3. Communionis notio28 May 1992Letter on some aspects of the Church understood as CommunionRoman Curia
  4. Ut Unum Sint25 May 1995On commitment to ecumenismPope
  5. Common Declaration29 June 1995Common Declaration of John Paul II and Patriarch Bartholomew I (1995)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  6. Ecclesia in Urbe1 January 1998On the Vicariate of RomePope
  7. The Gift of Authority (Authority in the Church III)3 September 1998ARCIC II: The Gift of AuthorityEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue

2000s

  1. De aliquibus mutationibus in normis de electione Romani Pontificis11 June 2007Restoring two-thirds majority for papal electionPope
  2. Common Declaration1 July 2004Common Declaration of John Paul II and Patriarch Bartholomew I (2004)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  3. Ecclesiological and Canonical Consequences of the Sacramental Nature of the Church13 October 2007Ravenna DocumentEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  4. Lettera ai Vescovi (remissione della scomunica)10 March 2009Letter to bishops on lifting the excommunication of four SSPX bishopsPope

2010s

  1. Declaratio10 February 2013Declaration of renunciation of the Petrine ministryPope
  2. Normas nonnullas22 February 2013Modifying norms for the election of the Roman PontiffPope
  3. Commemorazione del 50° anniversario dell'istituzione del Sinodo dei Vescovi17 October 2015Address on synodality, 50th anniversary of the Synod of BishopsPope
  4. Synodality and Primacy during the First Millennium21 September 2016Chieti DocumentEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  5. Episcopalis communio15 September 2018On the Synod of BishopsPope

2020s

  1. The Bishop of Rome†13 June 2024The Bishop of Rome: Primacy and Synodality in Ecumenical Dialogues (study document)Roman Curia
  2. Discorso al Collegio cardinalizio10 May 2025Address to the College of Cardinals (programmatic; Leo XIII, Evangelii gaudium, Vatican II)Pope
  3. Omelia per l'inizio del pontificato18 May 2025Homily at the Mass for the beginning of the pontificatePope
  4. Praedicate Evangelium19 March 2022On the Roman Curia and its service to the Church and the worldPope
  5. Synodality and Primacy in the Second Millennium and TodayJune 2023Alexandria DocumentEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  6. Lettera alla Fraternità San Pio X29 June 2026Letter to the Society of St Pius X appealing against a schismatic actPope
  7. Some aspects of the person and ministry of the Bishop (Part 2: ad limina visits)8 September 2026Synod Study Group 7 Final Report, Part 2: ad limina Apostolorum visitsSynod of Bishops