Latest From the Vatican
This page contains links to the latest released Vatican Documents

Recent Church Documents

November 14, 2006, Issued by USCCB
Happy Are Those Who Are Called to His Supper
On Preparing to Receive Christ Worthily in the Eucharist

November 14, 2006, Issued by USCCB
Married Love and the Gift of Life

November 14, 2006, Issued by USCCB
Ministry to Persons with a Homosexual Inclination:
Guidelines for Pastoral Care

December 25, 2005
Deus Caritas Est
Encyclical Letter Of The Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI To The Bishops Priests And Deacons Men And Women Religious And All The Lay Faithful On Christian Love

June 28, 2005
Compendium Of The Catechism Of The Catholic Church

April, 2005
Compendium Of The Social Doctrine Of The Church
Pontifical Council For Justice And Peace

October 14, 2004
The Year of the Eucharist - Suggestions and Proposals
From The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

October 7, 2004
Mane Nobiscum Domine
Apostolic Letter of The Holy Father John Paul II to the Bishops, Clergy and Faithful For The Year of The Eucharist

July 31, 2004
Letter To The Bishops Of The Catholic Church On The Collaboration Of Men And Women In The Church And In The World
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

April 23, 2004
Redemptionis Sacramentum
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

July 31, 2003
Considerations Regarding Proposals To Give Legal Recognition To Unions Between Homosexual Persons
Congregation For The Doctrine Of The Faith

April 17,2003
Ecclesia De Eucharistia
Encyclical; Pope John Paul II

Pope Benedict XVI
Vatican directory of all the Encyclicals, Letters, Homilies and more of the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI.

Pope John Paul II
Vatican directory of all the Encyclicals, Letters, Homilies and more of the  Pope John Paul II.

The Vatican
The Vatican website is full of good resources but you may have to use "Search" function to find the documents you want. 

Catholic Church Documents Library
The EWTN Document Library

Catholic Library, NewAdvent.org
The Catholic Library at New Advent

The Catholic Culture Library
From CatholicCulture.org, Formerly Peters Net

Church Documents on Liturgy, Adoremus
Liturgical Church Documents from Adoremus, "The Society for the Renewal of the Sacred Liturgy".