Corpus statistics

Dataset	cross-refs	of which deuterocanonical
Treasury (OpenBible)	338,182	—
Synodale (bible-center.ru)	88,241	9,772

The form of the act: what the document is, in the Holy See's own taxonomy.

Second Vatican Councilconstitutions, decrees and declarations16

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
IM Inter Mirifica	Vatican II	1963	24	2	15	—
SC Sacrosanctum Concilium	Vatican II	1963	130	42	151	17
LG Lumen Gentium	Vatican II	1964	69	497	645	145
OE Orientalium Ecclesiarum	Vatican II	1964	30	34	10	61
UR Unitatis Redintegratio	Vatican II	1964	24	42	114	7
AA Apostolicam Actuositatem	Vatican II	1965	33	52	66	3
ADG Ad Gentes	Vatican II	1965	42	96	120	31
CD Christus Dominus	Vatican II	1965	43	38	42	8
DH Dignitatis Humanae	Vatican II	1965	15	38	72	8
DV Dei Verbum	Vatican II	1965	26	41	160	6
GRE Gravissimum Educationis	Vatican II	1965	12	36	16	34
GS Gaudium et Spes	Vatican II	1965	93	167	687	34
NA Nostra Aetate	Vatican II	1965	5	15	34	3
OT Optatam Totius	Vatican II	1965	21	0	42	—
PC Perfectae Caritatis	Vatican II	1965	25	1	16	—
PO Presbyterorum Ordinis	Vatican II	1965	22	160	93	61

Encyclicalscircular letters from the pope to the whole Church48

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
IP In Plurimis	Leo XIII	1888	27	0	1	—
LP Libertas Praestantissimum	Leo XIII	1888	47	12	19	1
RN Rerum Novarum	Leo XIII	1891	64	41	135	5
AS Annum Sacrum	Leo XIII	1899	15	0	9	—
REC Rerum Ecclesiae	Pius XI	1926	34	0	23	—
MR Miserentissimus Redemptor	Pius XI	1928	21	49	13	2
CC Casti Connubii	Pius XI	1930	130	101	20	23
QA Quadragesimo Anno	Pius XI	1931	148	82	80	9
DR Divini Redemptoris	Pius XI	1937	82	49	14	4
SPO Summi Pontificatus	Pius XII	1939	117	0	19	—
MYC Mystici Corporis Christi	Pius XII	1943	112	220	32	60
MD Mediator Dei	Pius XII	1947	210	188	18	35
HG Humani Generis	Pius XII	1950	44	13	19	5
EPR Evangelii Praecones	Pius XII	1951	73	53	20	7
HA Haurietis Aquas	Pius XII	1956	127	126	12	39
FD Fidei Donum	Pius XII	1957	77	31	19	3
PRP Princeps Pastorum	John XXIII	1959	59	84	12	16
MM Mater et Magistra	John XXIII	1961	264	65	108	3
PT Pacem in Terris	John XXIII	1963	172	73	104	29
ESU Ecclesiam Suam	Paul VI	1964	119	67	31	4
MF Mysterium Fidei	Paul VI	1965	76	82	15	26
MMAI Mense Maio	Paul VI	1965	15	2	—	—
CM Christi Matri	Paul VI	1966	14	12	1	3
PP Populorum Progressio	Paul VI	1967	87	69	151	27
SCA Sacerdotalis Caelibatus	Paul VI	1967	99	151	2	35
HV Humanae Vitae	Paul VI	1968	31	41	43	25
RH Redemptor Hominis	John Paul II	1979	22	205	86	39
DM Dives in Misericordia	John Paul II	1980	15	140	16	8
LE Laborem Exercens	John Paul II	1981	27	91	90	11
SLA Slavorum Apostoli	John Paul II	1985	32	47	4	30
DEV Dominum et Vivificantem	John Paul II	1986	67	297	21	33
RMAT Redemptoris Mater	John Paul II	1987	52	147	28	44
SRS Sollicitudo Rei Socialis	John Paul II	1987	49	92	132	15
RMIS Redemptoris Missio	John Paul II	1990	92	178	60	17
CA Centesimus Annus	John Paul II	1991	62	116	211	9
VS Veritatis Splendor	John Paul II	1993	120	184	39	42
EV Evangelium Vitae	John Paul II	1995	105	142	48	36
UUS Ut Unum Sint	John Paul II	1995	103	162	7	37
FR Fides et Ratio	John Paul II	1998	108	132	23	23
EE Ecclesia de Eucharistia	John Paul II	2003	62	104	10	24
DCE Deus Caritas Est	Benedict XVI	2005	42	36	41	11
SS Spe Salvi	Benedict XVI	2007	50	40	6	13
CV Caritas in Veritate	Benedict XVI	2009	79	159	55	9
LF Lumen Fidei	Francis	2013	60	50	7	20
LS Laudato si'	Francis	2015	246	172	94	49
FT Fratelli Tutti	Francis	2020	287	285	72	41
DIN Dilexit Nos	Francis	2024	220	227	6	87
MH Magnifica Humanitas	Leo XIV	2026	245	224	—	26

Apostolic exhortationsusually issued after a synod15

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
EN Evangelii Nuntiandi	Paul VI	1975	82	135	122	33
CTR Catechesi Tradendae	John Paul II	1979	73	138	28	39
FLC Familiaris Consortio	John Paul II	1981	86	183	125	30
RP Reconciliatio et Paenitentia	John Paul II	1984	33	207	34	33
CHL Christifideles Laici	John Paul II	1988	64	223	54	22
PDV Pastores dabo vobis	John Paul II	1992	81	233	16	29
EIA Ecclesia in Asia	John Paul II	1999	51	240	7	13
EIAM Ecclesia in America	John Paul II	1999	76	295	6	31
SACR Sacramentum Caritatis	Benedict XVI	2007	97	256	18	62
VD Verbum Domini	Benedict XVI	2010	124	382	5	97
EG Evangelii Gaudium	Francis	2013	288	217	102	29
AL Amoris Laetitia	Francis	2016	325	391	15	44
GE Gaudete et Exsultate	Francis	2018	177	125	14	44
CHV Christus Vivit	Francis	2019	299	164	12	25
LD Laudate Deum	Francis	2023	73	44	4	10

Apostolic letterspapal acts of narrower scope9

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
MAXI Maximum illud	Benedict XV	1919	42	0	25	—
OA Octogesima Adveniens	Paul VI	1971	52	0	58	—
DC Dominicae Cenae	John Paul II	1980	13	73	9	41
MUD Mulieris Dignitatem	John Paul II	1988	31	63	19	23
GSA Gratissimam Sane	John Paul II	1994	23	0	18	—
TMA Tertio Millennio Adveniente	John Paul II	1994	59	0	31	—
DD Dies Domini	John Paul II	1998	87	131	11	63
CSC99 Centenary of the Consecration to the Sacred Heart	John Paul II	1999	21	0	3	—
NMI Novo Millennio Ineunte	John Paul II	2001	59	44	22	10

Addresses and homiliesthe pope speaking, often cited as teaching18

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
RM44 Christmas Radio Message 1944	Pius XII	1944	52	3	15	—
ONU65 Address to the United Nations	Paul VI	1965	34	2	16	—
FAO70 Address on the 25th Anniversary of the FAO	Paul VI	1970	13	0	7	—
ONU79 Address to the 34th General Assembly of the United Nations	John Paul II	1979	45	0	8	—
PUE Opening Address at Puebla	John Paul II	1979	97	56	17	2
JMP23 Peace with God the Creator, Peace with All of Creation	John Paul II	1990	16	0	12	1
ONU95 Address to the United Nations (50th Anniversary)	John Paul II	1995	40	0	15	—
JMP31 From the Justice of Each Comes Peace for All	John Paul II	1998	9	11	8	5
JMP32 Respect for Human Rights: The Secret of True Peace	John Paul II	1999	13	15	16	4
JMP33 Peace on Earth to Those Whom God Loves	John Paul II	2000	22	9	8	1
JMP37 An Ever Timely Commitment: Teaching Peace	John Paul II	2004	10	8	17	—
MP14 Address to the Popular Movements	Francis	2014	34	1	9	—
PE14 Address to the European Parliament	Francis	2014	38	13	5	—
CD16 Address to the Diplomatic Corps Accredited to the Holy See	Francis	2016	32	9	4	4
APV20 Address to the Pontifical Academy for Life	Francis	2020	11	1	8	1
MNV Address to the “Minerva Dialogues”	Francis	2023	10	10	9	1
G7IA Address to the G7 on Artificial Intelligence	Francis	2024	40	18	12	3
MCHR24 Homily at the Chrism Mass	Francis	2024	17	11	3	1

Reference workscatechism, compendium, summa — syntheses, not acts3

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
STH Summa Theologiæ	Thomas Aquinas	1274	3,110	0	2,610	103
CEC Catechism of the Catholic Church	Catechism	1992	2,865	0	273	5
DSE Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church	C. Justice & Peace	2004	583	1,232	46	147

Othergenre undetermined33

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
HAER Against Heresies	Irenaeus of Lyons	180	765	0	53	—
VIRG Concerning Virgins	Ambrose of Milan	377	144	140	1	47
FIDE Exposition of the Christian Faith	Ambrose of Milan	380	789	1,130	1	590
MYST On the Mysteries	Ambrose of Milan	391	58	80	—	19
OFFM On the Duties of the Clergy	Ambrose of Milan	391	550	753	6	289
CONF Confessions	Augustine	400	256	485	40	12
CIV The City of God	Augustine	426	652	886	38	24
DS Enchiridion of Creeds and Definitions (Denzinger)	Creeds	1854	1,685	0	478	13
RM41 Pentecost Radio Message	Pius XII	1941	27	3	23	—
RM42 Christmas Radio Message 1942	Pius XII	1942	59	10	22	—
MN Menti Nostrae	Pius XII	1950	146	97	18	22
SPF Solemni Hac Liturgia	Paul VI	1968	30	40	13	1
UNESCO80 Address to UNESCO	John Paul II	1980	78	5	7	1
CIC Code of Canon Law	John Paul II	1983	2,924	0	460	—
LN Libertatis Nuntius	Doctrine of the Faith	1984	129	35	21	5
LCO Libertatis Conscientia	Doctrine of the Faith	1986	100	146	27	21
DVIT Donum Vitae	Doctrine of the Faith	1987	79	60	37	7
CNO Communionis Notio	Doctrine of the Faith	1992	19	83	9	26
LIAS Lineamenta — Asie	Synod of Bishops	1996	38	119	2	31
ILAS Instrumentum laboris — Asie	Synod of Bishops	1998	55	50	1	11
DP Dignitas Personae	Doctrine of the Faith	2008	37	59	8	11
ILPD Instrumentum laboris — La Parole de Dieu	Synod of Bishops	2008	60	113	3	44
PNE Propositiones — Nouvelle évangélisation	Synod of Bishops	2012	58	0	28	—
RS Relatio Synodi	Synod of Bishops	2014	62	0	37	—
JMP49 Overcome Indifference and Win Peace	Francis	2015	46	29	5	3
MV Misericordiae vultus	Francis	2015	25	13	12	4
RF Relatio finalis	Synod of Bishops	2015	94	0	66	—
DFJ Document final — Les jeunes	Synod of Bishops	2018	167	1	52	2
JMP53 Peace as a Journey of Hope	Francis	2019	33	10	6	1
JMP57 Artificial Intelligence and Peace	Francis	2023	37	16	21	1
DINF Dignitas Infinita	Doctrine of the Faith	2024	66	116	20	20
JMCS58 Artificial Intelligence and the Wisdom of the Heart	Francis	2024	15	4	8	1
AEN Antiqua et Nova	Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith	2025	117	215	6	34

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
HAER Against Heresies	180	765	0	53	—

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
VIRG Concerning Virgins	377	144	140	1	47
FIDE Exposition of the Christian Faith	380	789	1,130	1	590
MYST On the Mysteries	391	58	80	—	19
OFFM On the Duties of the Clergy	391	550	753	6	289

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
CONF Confessions	400	256	485	40	12
CIV The City of God	426	652	886	38	24

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
STH Summa Theologiæ	1274	3,110	0	2,610	103

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
DS Enchiridion of Creeds and Definitions (Denzinger)	1854	1,685	0	478	13

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
IP In Plurimis	1888	27	0	1	—
LP Libertas Praestantissimum	1888	47	12	19	1
RN Rerum Novarum	1891	64	41	135	5
AS Annum Sacrum	1899	15	0	9	—

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
MAXI Maximum illud	1919	42	0	25	—

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
REC Rerum Ecclesiae	1926	34	0	23	—
MR Miserentissimus Redemptor	1928	21	49	13	2
CC Casti Connubii	1930	130	101	20	23
QA Quadragesimo Anno	1931	148	82	80	9
DR Divini Redemptoris	1937	82	49	14	4

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
SPO Summi Pontificatus	1939	117	0	19	—
RM41 Pentecost Radio Message	1941	27	3	23	—
RM42 Christmas Radio Message 1942	1942	59	10	22	—
MYC Mystici Corporis Christi	1943	112	220	32	60
RM44 Christmas Radio Message 1944	1944	52	3	15	—
MD Mediator Dei	1947	210	188	18	35
HG Humani Generis	1950	44	13	19	5
MN Menti Nostrae	1950	146	97	18	22
EPR Evangelii Praecones	1951	73	53	20	7
HA Haurietis Aquas	1956	127	126	12	39
FD Fidei Donum	1957	77	31	19	3

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
PRP Princeps Pastorum	1959	59	84	12	16
MM Mater et Magistra	1961	264	65	108	3
PT Pacem in Terris	1963	172	73	104	29

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
IM Inter Mirifica	1963	24	2	15	—
SC Sacrosanctum Concilium	1963	130	42	151	17
LG Lumen Gentium	1964	69	497	645	145
OE Orientalium Ecclesiarum	1964	30	34	10	61
UR Unitatis Redintegratio	1964	24	42	114	7
AA Apostolicam Actuositatem	1965	33	52	66	3
ADG Ad Gentes	1965	42	96	120	31
CD Christus Dominus	1965	43	38	42	8
DH Dignitatis Humanae	1965	15	38	72	8
DV Dei Verbum	1965	26	41	160	6
GRE Gravissimum Educationis	1965	12	36	16	34
GS Gaudium et Spes	1965	93	167	687	34
NA Nostra Aetate	1965	5	15	34	3
OT Optatam Totius	1965	21	0	42	—
PC Perfectae Caritatis	1965	25	1	16	—
PO Presbyterorum Ordinis	1965	22	160	93	61

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
ESU Ecclesiam Suam	1964	119	67	31	4
MF Mysterium Fidei	1965	76	82	15	26
MMAI Mense Maio	1965	15	2	—	—
ONU65 Address to the United Nations	1965	34	2	16	—
CM Christi Matri	1966	14	12	1	3
PP Populorum Progressio	1967	87	69	151	27
SCA Sacerdotalis Caelibatus	1967	99	151	2	35
HV Humanae Vitae	1968	31	41	43	25
SPF Solemni Hac Liturgia	1968	30	40	13	1
FAO70 Address on the 25th Anniversary of the FAO	1970	13	0	7	—
OA Octogesima Adveniens	1971	52	0	58	—
EN Evangelii Nuntiandi	1975	82	135	122	33

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
CTR Catechesi Tradendae	1979	73	138	28	39
ONU79 Address to the 34th General Assembly of the United Nations	1979	45	0	8	—
PUE Opening Address at Puebla	1979	97	56	17	2
RH Redemptor Hominis	1979	22	205	86	39
DC Dominicae Cenae	1980	13	73	9	41
DM Dives in Misericordia	1980	15	140	16	8
UNESCO80 Address to UNESCO	1980	78	5	7	1
FLC Familiaris Consortio	1981	86	183	125	30
LE Laborem Exercens	1981	27	91	90	11
CIC Code of Canon Law	1983	2,924	0	460	—
RP Reconciliatio et Paenitentia	1984	33	207	34	33
SLA Slavorum Apostoli	1985	32	47	4	30
DEV Dominum et Vivificantem	1986	67	297	21	33
RMAT Redemptoris Mater	1987	52	147	28	44
SRS Sollicitudo Rei Socialis	1987	49	92	132	15
CHL Christifideles Laici	1988	64	223	54	22
MUD Mulieris Dignitatem	1988	31	63	19	23
JMP23 Peace with God the Creator, Peace with All of Creation	1990	16	0	12	1
RMIS Redemptoris Missio	1990	92	178	60	17
CA Centesimus Annus	1991	62	116	211	9
PDV Pastores dabo vobis	1992	81	233	16	29
VS Veritatis Splendor	1993	120	184	39	42
GSA Gratissimam Sane	1994	23	0	18	—
TMA Tertio Millennio Adveniente	1994	59	0	31	—
EV Evangelium Vitae	1995	105	142	48	36
ONU95 Address to the United Nations (50th Anniversary)	1995	40	0	15	—
UUS Ut Unum Sint	1995	103	162	7	37
DD Dies Domini	1998	87	131	11	63
FR Fides et Ratio	1998	108	132	23	23
JMP31 From the Justice of Each Comes Peace for All	1998	9	11	8	5
EIA Ecclesia in Asia	1999	51	240	7	13
EIAM Ecclesia in America	1999	76	295	6	31
JMP32 Respect for Human Rights: The Secret of True Peace	1999	13	15	16	4
JMP33 Peace on Earth to Those Whom God Loves	2000	22	9	8	1
NMI Novo Millennio Ineunte	2001	59	44	22	10
EE Ecclesia de Eucharistia	2003	62	104	10	24
JMP37 An Ever Timely Commitment: Teaching Peace	2004	10	8	17	—

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
LN Libertatis Nuntius	1984	129	35	21	5
LCO Libertatis Conscientia	1986	100	146	27	21
DVIT Donum Vitae	1987	79	60	37	7
CNO Communionis Notio	1992	19	83	9	26
DP Dignitas Personae	2008	37	59	8	11
DINF Dignitas Infinita	2024	66	116	20	20
AEN Antiqua et Nova	2025	117	215	6	34

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
CEC Catechism of the Catholic Church	1992	2,865	0	273	5

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
LIAS Lineamenta — Asie	1996	38	119	2	31
ILAS Instrumentum laboris — Asie	1998	55	50	1	11
ILPD Instrumentum laboris — La Parole de Dieu	2008	60	113	3	44
PNE Propositiones — Nouvelle évangélisation	2012	58	0	28	—
RS Relatio Synodi	2014	62	0	37	—
RF Relatio finalis	2015	94	0	66	—
DFJ Document final — Les jeunes	2018	167	1	52	2

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
CSC99 Centenary of the Consecration to the Sacred Heart	1999	21	0	3	—

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
DSE Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church	2004	583	1,232	46	147

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
DCE Deus Caritas Est	2005	42	36	41	11
SACR Sacramentum Caritatis	2007	97	256	18	62
SS Spe Salvi	2007	50	40	6	13
CV Caritas in Veritate	2009	79	159	55	9
VD Verbum Domini	2010	124	382	5	97

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
EG Evangelii Gaudium	2013	288	217	102	29
LF Lumen Fidei	2013	60	50	7	20
MP14 Address to the Popular Movements	2014	34	1	9	—
PE14 Address to the European Parliament	2014	38	13	5	—
JMP49 Overcome Indifference and Win Peace	2015	46	29	5	3
LS Laudato si'	2015	246	172	94	49
MV Misericordiae vultus	2015	25	13	12	4
AL Amoris Laetitia	2016	325	391	15	44
CD16 Address to the Diplomatic Corps Accredited to the Holy See	2016	32	9	4	4
GE Gaudete et Exsultate	2018	177	125	14	44
CHV Christus Vivit	2019	299	164	12	25
JMP53 Peace as a Journey of Hope	2019	33	10	6	1
APV20 Address to the Pontifical Academy for Life	2020	11	1	8	1
FT Fratelli Tutti	2020	287	285	72	41
JMP57 Artificial Intelligence and Peace	2023	37	16	21	1
LD Laudate Deum	2023	73	44	4	10
MNV Address to the “Minerva Dialogues”	2023	10	10	9	1
DIN Dilexit Nos	2024	220	227	6	87
G7IA Address to the G7 on Artificial Intelligence	2024	40	18	12	3
JMCS58 Artificial Intelligence and the Wisdom of the Heart	2024	15	4	8	1
MCHR24 Homily at the Chrism Mass	2024	17	11	3	1

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
MH Magnifica Humanitas	2026	245	224	—	26

What binds the magisterium, from ecumenical council to theological treatise. Deliberately coarse — a reading aid, not a canonical grading.

Dogmatic constitutionsthe most binding tier of the corpus2

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
LG Lumen Gentium	Vatican II	1964	69	497	645	145
DV Dei Verbum	Vatican II	1965	26	41	160	6

Other conciliar actsdecrees and declarations of Vatican II14

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
IM Inter Mirifica	Vatican II	1963	24	2	15	—
SC Sacrosanctum Concilium	Vatican II	1963	130	42	151	17
OE Orientalium Ecclesiarum	Vatican II	1964	30	34	10	61
UR Unitatis Redintegratio	Vatican II	1964	24	42	114	7
AA Apostolicam Actuositatem	Vatican II	1965	33	52	66	3
ADG Ad Gentes	Vatican II	1965	42	96	120	31
CD Christus Dominus	Vatican II	1965	43	38	42	8
DH Dignitatis Humanae	Vatican II	1965	15	38	72	8
GRE Gravissimum Educationis	Vatican II	1965	12	36	16	34
GS Gaudium et Spes	Vatican II	1965	93	167	687	34
NA Nostra Aetate	Vatican II	1965	5	15	34	3
OT Optatam Totius	Vatican II	1965	21	0	42	—
PC Perfectae Caritatis	Vatican II	1965	25	1	16	—
PO Presbyterorum Ordinis	Vatican II	1965	22	160	93	61

Catechismofficial, organic exposition of the faith1

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
CEC Catechism of the Catholic Church	Catechism	1992	2,865	0	273	5

Ordinary papal magisteriumthe encyclicals48

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
IP In Plurimis	Leo XIII	1888	27	0	1	—
LP Libertas Praestantissimum	Leo XIII	1888	47	12	19	1
RN Rerum Novarum	Leo XIII	1891	64	41	135	5
AS Annum Sacrum	Leo XIII	1899	15	0	9	—
REC Rerum Ecclesiae	Pius XI	1926	34	0	23	—
MR Miserentissimus Redemptor	Pius XI	1928	21	49	13	2
CC Casti Connubii	Pius XI	1930	130	101	20	23
QA Quadragesimo Anno	Pius XI	1931	148	82	80	9
DR Divini Redemptoris	Pius XI	1937	82	49	14	4
SPO Summi Pontificatus	Pius XII	1939	117	0	19	—
MYC Mystici Corporis Christi	Pius XII	1943	112	220	32	60
MD Mediator Dei	Pius XII	1947	210	188	18	35
HG Humani Generis	Pius XII	1950	44	13	19	5
EPR Evangelii Praecones	Pius XII	1951	73	53	20	7
HA Haurietis Aquas	Pius XII	1956	127	126	12	39
FD Fidei Donum	Pius XII	1957	77	31	19	3
PRP Princeps Pastorum	John XXIII	1959	59	84	12	16
MM Mater et Magistra	John XXIII	1961	264	65	108	3
PT Pacem in Terris	John XXIII	1963	172	73	104	29
ESU Ecclesiam Suam	Paul VI	1964	119	67	31	4
MF Mysterium Fidei	Paul VI	1965	76	82	15	26
MMAI Mense Maio	Paul VI	1965	15	2	—	—
CM Christi Matri	Paul VI	1966	14	12	1	3
PP Populorum Progressio	Paul VI	1967	87	69	151	27
SCA Sacerdotalis Caelibatus	Paul VI	1967	99	151	2	35
HV Humanae Vitae	Paul VI	1968	31	41	43	25
RH Redemptor Hominis	John Paul II	1979	22	205	86	39
DM Dives in Misericordia	John Paul II	1980	15	140	16	8
LE Laborem Exercens	John Paul II	1981	27	91	90	11
SLA Slavorum Apostoli	John Paul II	1985	32	47	4	30
DEV Dominum et Vivificantem	John Paul II	1986	67	297	21	33
RMAT Redemptoris Mater	John Paul II	1987	52	147	28	44
SRS Sollicitudo Rei Socialis	John Paul II	1987	49	92	132	15
RMIS Redemptoris Missio	John Paul II	1990	92	178	60	17
CA Centesimus Annus	John Paul II	1991	62	116	211	9
VS Veritatis Splendor	John Paul II	1993	120	184	39	42
EV Evangelium Vitae	John Paul II	1995	105	142	48	36
UUS Ut Unum Sint	John Paul II	1995	103	162	7	37
FR Fides et Ratio	John Paul II	1998	108	132	23	23
EE Ecclesia de Eucharistia	John Paul II	2003	62	104	10	24
DCE Deus Caritas Est	Benedict XVI	2005	42	36	41	11
SS Spe Salvi	Benedict XVI	2007	50	40	6	13
CV Caritas in Veritate	Benedict XVI	2009	79	159	55	9
LF Lumen Fidei	Francis	2013	60	50	7	20
LS Laudato si'	Francis	2015	246	172	94	49
FT Fratelli Tutti	Francis	2020	287	285	72	41
DIN Dilexit Nos	Francis	2024	220	227	6	87
MH Magnifica Humanitas	Leo XIV	2026	245	224	—	26

Pastoral magisteriumexhortations and apostolic letters75

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
HAER Against Heresies	Irenaeus of Lyons	180	765	0	53	—
VIRG Concerning Virgins	Ambrose of Milan	377	144	140	1	47
FIDE Exposition of the Christian Faith	Ambrose of Milan	380	789	1,130	1	590
MYST On the Mysteries	Ambrose of Milan	391	58	80	—	19
OFFM On the Duties of the Clergy	Ambrose of Milan	391	550	753	6	289
CONF Confessions	Augustine	400	256	485	40	12
CIV The City of God	Augustine	426	652	886	38	24
DS Enchiridion of Creeds and Definitions (Denzinger)	Creeds	1854	1,685	0	478	13
MAXI Maximum illud	Benedict XV	1919	42	0	25	—
RM41 Pentecost Radio Message	Pius XII	1941	27	3	23	—
RM42 Christmas Radio Message 1942	Pius XII	1942	59	10	22	—
RM44 Christmas Radio Message 1944	Pius XII	1944	52	3	15	—
MN Menti Nostrae	Pius XII	1950	146	97	18	22
ONU65 Address to the United Nations	Paul VI	1965	34	2	16	—
SPF Solemni Hac Liturgia	Paul VI	1968	30	40	13	1
FAO70 Address on the 25th Anniversary of the FAO	Paul VI	1970	13	0	7	—
OA Octogesima Adveniens	Paul VI	1971	52	0	58	—
EN Evangelii Nuntiandi	Paul VI	1975	82	135	122	33
CTR Catechesi Tradendae	John Paul II	1979	73	138	28	39
ONU79 Address to the 34th General Assembly of the United Nations	John Paul II	1979	45	0	8	—
PUE Opening Address at Puebla	John Paul II	1979	97	56	17	2
DC Dominicae Cenae	John Paul II	1980	13	73	9	41
UNESCO80 Address to UNESCO	John Paul II	1980	78	5	7	1
FLC Familiaris Consortio	John Paul II	1981	86	183	125	30
CIC Code of Canon Law	John Paul II	1983	2,924	0	460	—
LN Libertatis Nuntius	Doctrine of the Faith	1984	129	35	21	5
RP Reconciliatio et Paenitentia	John Paul II	1984	33	207	34	33
LCO Libertatis Conscientia	Doctrine of the Faith	1986	100	146	27	21
DVIT Donum Vitae	Doctrine of the Faith	1987	79	60	37	7
CHL Christifideles Laici	John Paul II	1988	64	223	54	22
MUD Mulieris Dignitatem	John Paul II	1988	31	63	19	23
JMP23 Peace with God the Creator, Peace with All of Creation	John Paul II	1990	16	0	12	1
CNO Communionis Notio	Doctrine of the Faith	1992	19	83	9	26
PDV Pastores dabo vobis	John Paul II	1992	81	233	16	29
GSA Gratissimam Sane	John Paul II	1994	23	0	18	—
TMA Tertio Millennio Adveniente	John Paul II	1994	59	0	31	—
ONU95 Address to the United Nations (50th Anniversary)	John Paul II	1995	40	0	15	—
LIAS Lineamenta — Asie	Synod of Bishops	1996	38	119	2	31
DD Dies Domini	John Paul II	1998	87	131	11	63
ILAS Instrumentum laboris — Asie	Synod of Bishops	1998	55	50	1	11
JMP31 From the Justice of Each Comes Peace for All	John Paul II	1998	9	11	8	5
CSC99 Centenary of the Consecration to the Sacred Heart	John Paul II	1999	21	0	3	—
EIA Ecclesia in Asia	John Paul II	1999	51	240	7	13
EIAM Ecclesia in America	John Paul II	1999	76	295	6	31
JMP32 Respect for Human Rights: The Secret of True Peace	John Paul II	1999	13	15	16	4
JMP33 Peace on Earth to Those Whom God Loves	John Paul II	2000	22	9	8	1
NMI Novo Millennio Ineunte	John Paul II	2001	59	44	22	10
JMP37 An Ever Timely Commitment: Teaching Peace	John Paul II	2004	10	8	17	—
SACR Sacramentum Caritatis	Benedict XVI	2007	97	256	18	62
DP Dignitas Personae	Doctrine of the Faith	2008	37	59	8	11
ILPD Instrumentum laboris — La Parole de Dieu	Synod of Bishops	2008	60	113	3	44
VD Verbum Domini	Benedict XVI	2010	124	382	5	97
PNE Propositiones — Nouvelle évangélisation	Synod of Bishops	2012	58	0	28	—
EG Evangelii Gaudium	Francis	2013	288	217	102	29
MP14 Address to the Popular Movements	Francis	2014	34	1	9	—
PE14 Address to the European Parliament	Francis	2014	38	13	5	—
RS Relatio Synodi	Synod of Bishops	2014	62	0	37	—
JMP49 Overcome Indifference and Win Peace	Francis	2015	46	29	5	3
MV Misericordiae vultus	Francis	2015	25	13	12	4
RF Relatio finalis	Synod of Bishops	2015	94	0	66	—
AL Amoris Laetitia	Francis	2016	325	391	15	44
CD16 Address to the Diplomatic Corps Accredited to the Holy See	Francis	2016	32	9	4	4
DFJ Document final — Les jeunes	Synod of Bishops	2018	167	1	52	2
GE Gaudete et Exsultate	Francis	2018	177	125	14	44
CHV Christus Vivit	Francis	2019	299	164	12	25
JMP53 Peace as a Journey of Hope	Francis	2019	33	10	6	1
APV20 Address to the Pontifical Academy for Life	Francis	2020	11	1	8	1
JMP57 Artificial Intelligence and Peace	Francis	2023	37	16	21	1
LD Laudate Deum	Francis	2023	73	44	4	10
MNV Address to the “Minerva Dialogues”	Francis	2023	10	10	9	1
DINF Dignitas Infinita	Doctrine of the Faith	2024	66	116	20	20
G7IA Address to the G7 on Artificial Intelligence	Francis	2024	40	18	12	3
JMCS58 Artificial Intelligence and the Wisdom of the Heart	Francis	2024	15	4	8	1
MCHR24 Homily at the Chrism Mass	Francis	2024	17	11	3	1
AEN Antiqua et Nova	Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith	2025	117	215	6	34

Roman dicasteriescurial documents, delegated authority1

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
DSE Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church	C. Justice & Peace	2004	583	1,232	46	147

Theologydoctoral, not magisterial, authority1

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
STH Summa Theologiæ	Thomas Aquinas	1274	3,110	0	2,610	103

Corpus statistics

The corpus's references

Scripture ↔ Scripture cross-references 426,423

Ingested documents 142

Second Vatican Councilconstitutions, decrees and declarations16

Encyclicalscircular letters from the pope to the whole Church48

Apostolic exhortationsusually issued after a synod15

Apostolic letterspapal acts of narrower scope9

Addresses and homiliesthe pope speaking, often cited as teaching18

Reference workscatechism, compendium, summa — syntheses, not acts3

Othergenre undetermined33

Irenaeus of Lyons1801

Ambrose of Milan377 – 3914

Augustine400 – 4262

Thomas Aquinas12741

Creeds18541

Leo XIII1888 – 18994

Benedict XV19191

Pius XI1926 – 19375

Pius XII1939 – 195711

John XXIII1959 – 19633

Vatican II1963 – 196516

Paul VI1964 – 197512

John Paul II1979 – 200437

Doctrine of the Faith1984 – 20257

Catechism19921

Synod of Bishops1996 – 20187

John Paul II19991

C. Justice & Peace20041

Benedict XVI2005 – 20105

Francis2013 – 202421

Leo XIV20261

Dogmatic constitutionsthe most binding tier of the corpus2

Other conciliar actsdecrees and declarations of Vatican II14

Catechismofficial, organic exposition of the faith1

Ordinary papal magisteriumthe encyclicals48

Pastoral magisteriumexhortations and apostolic letters75

Roman dicasteriescurial documents, delegated authority1

Theologydoctoral, not magisterial, authority1

Most-cited Scripture

Corpus statistics

The corpus's references

Scripture ↔ Scripture cross-references 426,423

Ingested documents 142GenreChronologyAuthority

Second Vatican Councilconstitutions, decrees and declarations16

Encyclicalscircular letters from the pope to the whole Church48

Apostolic exhortationsusually issued after a synod15

Apostolic letterspapal acts of narrower scope9

Addresses and homiliesthe pope speaking, often cited as teaching18

Reference workscatechism, compendium, summa — syntheses, not acts3

Othergenre undetermined33

Irenaeus of Lyons1801

Ambrose of Milan377 – 3914

Augustine400 – 4262

Thomas Aquinas12741

Creeds18541

Leo XIII1888 – 18994

Benedict XV19191

Pius XI1926 – 19375

Pius XII1939 – 195711

John XXIII1959 – 19633

Vatican II1963 – 196516

Paul VI1964 – 197512

John Paul II1979 – 200437

Doctrine of the Faith1984 – 20257

Catechism19921

Synod of Bishops1996 – 20187

John Paul II19991

C. Justice & Peace20041

Benedict XVI2005 – 20105

Francis2013 – 202421

Leo XIV20261

Dogmatic constitutionsthe most binding tier of the corpus2

Other conciliar actsdecrees and declarations of Vatican II14

Catechismofficial, organic exposition of the faith1

Ordinary papal magisteriumthe encyclicals48

Pastoral magisteriumexhortations and apostolic letters75

Roman dicasteriescurial documents, delegated authority1

Theologydoctoral, not magisterial, authority1

Most-cited Scripture

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