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Penance & Reconciliation

The sacrament of Penance, confession and absolution.

Also called confession, reconciliation.

29 documents

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1950s

  1. Sacerdotii Nostri Primordia1 August 1959On St John VianneyPope

1960s

  1. Paenitentiam Agere1 July 1962On the Need for Interior and Exterior Penance for the CouncilPope
  2. Paenitemini17 February 1966On Fast and AbstinencePope
  3. Pastoral Statement on Penance and Abstinence18 November 1966Penance and AbstinenceBishops' Conferences
  4. Postrema Sessio4 November 1965Exhortation on the Final Session of the CouncilPope
  5. Mirificus Eventus7 December 1965Proclaiming the Extraordinary Jubilee after the CouncilPope
  6. Indulgentiarum Doctrina1 January 1967On the Revision of Sacred IndulgencesPope

1970s

  1. Sacramentum Paenitentiae16 June 1972Pastoral norms on general sacramental absolutionRoman Curia
  2. Sacra Congregatio23 March 1973Declaration on the respect due to the Sacrament of PenanceRoman Curia
  3. Sanctus Pontifex†24 May 1973Declaration on first confession before first communionRoman Curia
  4. Ordo Paenitentiae2 December 1973Rite of Penance (editio typica)Roman Curia
  5. Apostolorum Limina23 May 1974Bull of Indiction of the Holy Year 1975Pope

1980s

  1. Penance and Reconciliation1982Penance and ReconciliationTheological & Biblical Commissions
  2. Message of the Synod (Reconciliation and Penance)†27 October 1983VI Ordinary General Assembly (1983), Penance and Reconciliation in the Mission of the Church: final message [→ Reconciliatio et Paenitentia]Synod of Bishops
  3. Reconciliatio et Paenitentia2 December 1984On reconciliation and penance in the mission of the Church todayPope
  4. Aperite Portas Redemptori6 January 1983Bull of indiction of the Holy Year of the Redemption 1983Pope
  5. Catechesis for the Holy Year of the Redemption†23 March 1983 – 16 May 1984Audiences on the mystery of Redemption during the Extraordinary Jubilee of the Redemption, interrupting the Theology of the Body (1983-1984)Pope

1990s

  1. Vademecum for Confessors concerning some aspects of the morality of conjugal life12 February 1997Vademecum for Confessors on Conjugal MoralityRoman Curia
  2. Jubilee catechesis on God the Father16 December 1998 – 12 January 2000Third preparatory year: the Father, conversion, eschatology (heaven, hell, purgatory) and the civilization of love (1998-2000)Pope

2000s

  1. Circular Letter on the Sacrament of Penance20 March 2000Circular Letter on the Sacrament of PenanceRoman Curia
  2. Misericordia Dei7 April 2002On certain aspects of the celebration of the sacrament of PenancePope
  3. Happy Are Those Who Are Called to His Supper14 November 2006Happy Are Those Who Are Called to His SupperBishops' Conferences

2010s

  1. Lettera pastorale ai cattolici dell'Irlanda19 March 2010Pastoral letter to the Catholics of Ireland (abuse crisis)Pope
  2. Catechesis on the Sacraments8 January 2014 – 2 April 2014The seven sacraments from Baptism to Matrimony, 2014Pope
  3. Misericordiae vultus11 April 2015Bull of indiction of the Extraordinary Jubilee of MercyPope
  4. Create in Me a Clean Heart: A Pastoral Response to Pornography17 November 2015Create in Me a Clean HeartBishops' Conferences
  5. Misericordia et misera20 November 2016Apostolic letter at the close of the Jubilee of MercyPope
  6. Lettera al Popolo di Dio20 August 2018Letter to the People of God on abusePope

2020s

  1. Norms on Delicts Reserved to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith11 October 2021Norms on Reserved DelictsRoman Curia