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 declarations17

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
IM Inter Mirifica	Vatican II	1963	24	2	14	—
SC Sacrosanctum Concilium	Vatican II	1963	130	42	379	14
LG Lumen Gentium	Vatican II	1964	69	497	827	130
OE Orientalium Ecclesiarum	Vatican II	1964	30	34	14	60
UR Unitatis Redintegratio	Vatican II	1964	24	42	137	6
AA Apostolicam Actuositatem	Vatican II	1965	33	52	80	3
ADG Ad Gentes	Vatican II	1965	42	96	199	30
CD Christus Dominus	Vatican II	1965	43	38	75	8
DH Dignitatis Humanae	Vatican II	1965	15	38	75	8
DV Dei Verbum	Vatican II	1965	26	41	242	6
GRE Gravissimum Educationis	Vatican II	1965	12	36	31	34
GS Gaudium et Spes	Vatican II	1965	93	167	780	31
NA Nostra Aetate	Vatican II	1965	5	15	55	3
OT Optatam Totius	Vatican II	1965	22	0	41	—
PC Perfectae Caritatis	Vatican II	1965	25	1	34	—
PO Presbyterorum Ordinis	Vatican II	1965	22	160	147	50
MS Musicam sacram	Congregation of Rites	1967	69	1	15	4

Encyclicalscircular letters from the pope to the whole Church55

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
IMD Immortale Dei	Leo XIII	1885	50	27	9	8
IP In Plurimis	Leo XIII	1888	23	27	—	7
LP Libertas Praestantissimum	Leo XIII	1888	47	12	4	1
RN Rerum Novarum	Leo XIII	1891	64	41	84	5
PRD Providentissimus Deus	Leo XIII	1893	25	64	3	51
AS Annum Sacrum	Leo XIII	1899	15	0	7	—
SPAR Spiritus Paraclitus	Benedict XV	1920	69	133	5	19
REC Rerum Ecclesiae	Pius XI	1926	34	0	—	—
MR Miserentissimus Redemptor	Pius XI	1928	21	49	13	2
DILM Divini Illius Magistri	Pius XI	1929	102	69	1	18
CC Casti Connubii	Pius XI	1930	130	101	14	16
QA Quadragesimo Anno	Pius XI	1931	148	82	70	7
ACS Ad Catholici Sacerdotii	Pius XI	1935	67	65	12	16
DR Divini Redemptoris	Pius XI	1937	82	50	—	4
MBS Mit brennender Sorge	Pius XI	1937	43	34	10	2
SPO Summi Pontificatus	Pius XII	1939	117	0	2	—
DAS Divino Afflante Spiritu	Pius XII	1943	62	48	2	56
MYC Mystici Corporis Christi	Pius XII	1943	112	220	6	58
MD Mediator Dei	Pius XII	1947	210	188	19	29
HG Humani Generis	Pius XII	1950	44	13	16	5
EPR Evangelii Praecones	Pius XII	1951	73	53	1	7
HA Haurietis Aquas	Pius XII	1956	127	126	10	36
FD Fidei Donum	Pius XII	1957	77	31	—	3
PRP Princeps Pastorum	John XXIII	1959	59	84	—	15
MM Mater et Magistra	John XXIII	1961	264	65	100	3
PT Pacem in Terris	John XXIII	1963	172	73	96	29
ESU Ecclesiam Suam	Paul VI	1964	119	67	24	4
MF Mysterium Fidei	Paul VI	1965	76	82	25	26
MMAI Mense Maio	Paul VI	1965	15	2	—	—
CM Christi Matri	Paul VI	1966	14	12	—	3
PP Populorum Progressio	Paul VI	1967	87	69	146	26
SCA Sacerdotalis Caelibatus	Paul VI	1967	99	151	—	16
HV Humanae Vitae	Paul VI	1968	31	41	33	24
RH Redemptor Hominis	John Paul II	1979	22	205	87	38
DM Dives in Misericordia	John Paul II	1980	15	140	17	7
LE Laborem Exercens	John Paul II	1981	27	91	85	11
SLA Slavorum Apostoli	John Paul II	1985	32	47	4	30
DEV Dominum et Vivificantem	John Paul II	1986	67	297	23	27
RMAT Redemptoris Mater	John Paul II	1987	52	147	27	41
SRS Sollicitudo Rei Socialis	John Paul II	1987	49	92	147	11
RMIS Redemptoris Missio	John Paul II	1990	92	178	146	16
CA Centesimus Annus	John Paul II	1991	62	116	232	9
VS Veritatis Splendor	John Paul II	1993	120	184	40	31
EV Evangelium Vitae	John Paul II	1995	105	142	52	31
UUS Ut Unum Sint	John Paul II	1995	103	162	19	34
FR Fides et Ratio	John Paul II	1998	108	132	28	20
EE Ecclesia de Eucharistia	John Paul II	2003	62	104	9	19
DCE Deus Caritas Est	Benedict XVI	2005	42	36	42	10
SS Spe Salvi	Benedict XVI	2007	50	40	6	12
CV Caritas in Veritate	Benedict XVI	2009	79	159	67	7
LF Lumen Fidei	Francis	2013	60	50	8	20
LS Laudato si'	Francis	2015	246	172	114	46
FT Fratelli Tutti	Francis	2020	287	285	83	40
DIN Dilexit Nos	Francis	2024	220	227	9	86
MH Magnifica Humanitas	Leo XIV	2026	245	224	4	24

Apostolic exhortationsusually issued after a synod23

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
MCU Marialis Cultus	Paul VI	1974	58	124	14	38
EN Evangelii Nuntiandi	Paul VI	1975	82	135	215	33
GID Gaudete in Domino	Paul VI	1975	7	79	3	7
CTR Catechesi Tradendae	John Paul II	1979	73	138	156	30
FLC Familiaris Consortio	John Paul II	1981	86	183	133	24
RP Reconciliatio et Paenitentia	John Paul II	1984	35	207	33	26
CHL Christifideles Laici	John Paul II	1988	64	223	104	21
PDV Pastores dabo vobis	John Paul II	1992	82	233	26	26
EIAF Ecclesia in Africa	John Paul II	1995	144	0	8	—
VC Vita Consecrata	John Paul II	1996	112	0	17	—
EIA Ecclesia in Asia	John Paul II	1999	51	240	8	11
EIAM Ecclesia in America	John Paul II	1999	76	295	6	22
EIO Ecclesia in Oceania	John Paul II	2001	53	178	5	10
SACR Sacramentum Caritatis	Benedict XVI	2007	97	256	18	36
VD Verbum Domini	Benedict XVI	2010	124	382	7	68
EIMO Ecclesia in Medio Oriente	Benedict XVI	2012	100	85	3	19
EG Evangelii Gaudium	Francis	2013	288	217	147	28
AL Amoris Laetitia	Francis	2016	325	391	13	37
GE Gaudete et Exsultate	Francis	2018	177	125	19	44
CHV Christus Vivit	Francis	2019	299	164	15	24
QAM Querida Amazonia	Francis	2020	111	145	6	41
LD Laudate Deum	Francis	2023	73	44	4	10
DLT Dilexi Te	Leo XIV	2025	121	130	2	27

Apostolic letterspapal acts of narrower scope20

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
MAXI Maximum illud	Benedict XV	1919	42	0	22	—
SDV Summi Dei Verbum	Paul VI	1963	77	49	8	7
IDOC Indulgentiarum doctrina	Paul VI	1967	32	47	5	23
OA Octogesima Adveniens	Paul VI	1971	52	39	50	1
SCH Sapientia christiana	John Paul II	1979	169	0	4	—
DC Dominicae Cenae	John Paul II	1980	13	73	17	23
MUD Mulieris Dignitatem	John Paul II	1988	31	63	23	23
PB Pastor bonus	John Paul II	1988	222	0	22	—
VQA Vicesimus quintus annus	John Paul II	1988	23	96	16	22
FDEP Fidei Depositum	John Paul II	1992	5	0	10	—
GSA Gratissimam Sane	John Paul II	1994	23	0	16	—
TMA Tertio Millennio Adveniente	John Paul II	1994	59	0	43	—
DD Dies Domini	John Paul II	1998	87	131	9	50
CSC99 Centenary of the Consecration to the Sacred Heart	John Paul II	1999	21	0	2	—
NMI Novo Millennio Ineunte	John Paul II	2001	59	44	28	8
RVM Rosarium Virginis Mariae	John Paul II	2002	43	39	2	11
DNM Drawing New Maps of Hope	Leo XIV	2025	32	24	—	13
IUF In unitate fidei	Leo XIV	2025	12	17	—	3
PIAC On the Importance of Archaeology	Leo XIV	2025	37	8	—	5
UFGF A Fidelity that generates the Future	Leo XIV	2025	29	30	—	8

Addresses and homiliesthe pope speaking, often cited as teaching41

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
RM44 Christmas Radio Message 1944	Pius XII	1944	52	3	13	—
ONU65 Address to the United Nations	Paul VI	1965	34	2	10	—
FAO70 Address on the 25th Anniversary of the FAO	Paul VI	1970	13	0	6	—
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	9	2
JMP23 Peace with God the Creator, Peace with All of Creation	John Paul II	1990	16	0	14	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	9	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
JMP35 No Peace Without Justice, No Justice Without Forgiveness	John Paul II	2002	15	0	5	—
JMP37 An Ever Timely Commitment: Teaching Peace	John Paul II	2004	10	8	17	—
CUR05 Address to the Roman Curia offering Christmas Greetings	Benedict XVI	2005	13	0	3	—
INAUG05 Homily for the Mass of Inauguration of the Pontificate	Benedict XVI	2005	8	0	8	—
MAD05 Address to the Archdiocesan Pilgrimage from Madrid	Benedict XVI	2005	7	0	—	—
APAR07 Address at the Inaugural Session of the Fifth General Conference of the Bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean (Aparecida)	Benedict XVI	2007	61	15	4	1
JMP40 The Human Person, the Heart of Peace	Benedict XVI	2007	17	9	7	1
BRN08 Address to Representatives of the World of Culture at the Collège des Bernardins	Benedict XVI	2008	13	6	6	2
JMP43 If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation	Benedict XVI	2010	14	30	5	2
BDT11 Address to the Bundestag	Benedict XVI	2011	11	4	4	2
AIDP14 Address to the Delegates of the International Association of Penal Law	Francis	2014	38	0	6	—
MP14 Address to the Popular Movements	Francis	2014	34	1	11	—
PE14 Address to the European Parliament	Francis	2014	38	13	5	—
MP15 Address to the Second World Meeting of Popular Movements	Francis	2015	44	6	—	1
ONU15 Address to the United Nations (70th Anniversary)	Francis	2015	31	7	5	—
SYN15 Address for the 50th Anniversary of the Synod of Bishops	Francis	2015	23	32	4	4
CD16 Address to the Diplomatic Corps Accredited to the Holy See	Francis	2016	32	9	4	4
MP16 Address to the 3rd World Meeting of Popular Movements	Francis	2016	41	0	2	—
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
UPR23 Address to the Roman Pontifical Universities and Institutions	Francis	2023	8	5	3	3
CD24 Address to the Diplomatic Corps Accredited to the Holy See	Francis	2024	57	14	3	3
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
CEE26 Address to the Bishops of Spain	Leo XIV	2026	25	0	—	—
CONCORDE26 Homily at Mass in the Place de la Concorde	Leo XIV	2026	13	0	—	—
ELYSEE26 Address to the Authorities and the Diplomatic Corps	Leo XIV	2026	19	3	—	2
LOURDES26 Homily at Mass in Lourdes	Leo XIV	2026	10	0	—	—
METZ26 Homily at Mass in Metz	Leo XIV	2026	19	0	—	—
UNESCO26 Address at UNESCO Headquarters	Leo XIV	2026	28	1	—	—
VEILLEE26 Prayer Vigil with Young People	Leo XIV	2026	37	0	—	—

Reference workscatechism, compendium, summa — syntheses, not acts3

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
STH Summa Theologiæ	Thomas Aquinas	1274	3,110	0	2,653	29
CEC Catechism of the Catholic Church	Catechism	1992	2,865	0	376	5
DSE Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church	C. Justice & Peace	2004	583	1,232	46	117

Othergenre undetermined55

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
HAER Against Heresies	Irenaeus of Lyons	180	765	0	72	—
VIRG Concerning Virgins	Ambrose of Milan	377	144	140	1	47
FIDE Exposition of the Christian Faith	Ambrose of Milan	380	789	1,130	2	595
MYST On the Mysteries	Ambrose of Milan	391	58	80	1	19
OFFM On the Duties of the Clergy	Ambrose of Milan	391	550	753	8	290
CONF Confessions	Augustine	400	452	485	57	12
CIV The City of God	Augustine	426	652	886	45	24
DS Enchiridion of Creeds and Definitions (Denzinger)	Creeds	1854	1,685	0	561	12
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	1	22
GME Gaudet Mater Ecclesia	John XXIII	1962	46	0	5	—
EM Eucharisticum mysterium	Congregation of Rites	1967	67	121	32	11
SPF Solemni Hac Liturgia	Paul VI	1968	30	40	13	1
DCG General Catechetical Directory	Congregation for the Clergy	1971	134	0	116	—
MYE Mysterium Ecclesiae	Doctrine of the Faith	1973	9	60	6	41
UNESCO80 Address to UNESCO	John Paul II	1980	78	5	6	1
POLM Lectionary for Mass: Introduction	Congregation for Divine Worship	1981	125	123	16	39
CIC Code of Canon Law	John Paul II	1983	2,924	0	673	—
LN Libertatis Nuntius	Doctrine of the Faith	1984	129	35	17	5
LCO Libertatis Conscientia	Doctrine of the Faith	1986	100	146	36	21
DVIT Donum Vitae	Doctrine of the Faith	1987	79	60	27	8
DAP Dialogue and Proclamation	Interreligious Dialogue	1991	89	21	9	14
CNO Communionis Notio	Doctrine of the Faith	1992	19	83	22	24
IBE The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church	Pontifical Biblical Commission	1993	323	3	21	7
VL Varietates legitimae	Congregation for Divine Worship	1994	70	142	19	16
LIAS Lineamenta — Asie	Synod of Bishops	1996	38	119	2	29
DGC General Directory for Catechesis	Congregation for the Clergy	1997	291	848	40	127
EDM Ecclesiae de Mysterio	Roman Dicasteries	1997	20	119	6	26
ILAS Instrumentum laboris — Asie	Synod of Bishops	1998	55	50	1	11
DIS Dominus Iesus	Doctrine of the Faith	2000	23	102	7	2
PJSE The Jewish People and their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible	Pontifical Biblical Commission	2001	87	352	9	55
NPOL Doctrinal Note on Political Life	Doctrine of the Faith	2002	9	31	10	6
IGMR Institutio generalis Missalis Romani	Congregation for Divine Worship	2003	399	165	69	21
NDE Doctrinal Note on Evangelization	Doctrine of the Faith	2007	13	56	4	4
DP Dignitas Personae	Doctrine of the Faith	2008	37	59	6	12
ILPD Instrumentum laboris — La Parole de Dieu	Synod of Bishops	2008	60	113	3	21
PNE Propositiones — Nouvelle évangélisation	Synod of Bishops	2012	58	0	28	—
JMP48 No longer slaves, but brothers and sisters	Francis	2014	34	12	5	1
RS Relatio Synodi	Synod of Bishops	2014	62	0	38	—
JMP49 Overcome Indifference and Win Peace	Francis	2015	46	29	4	2
MIU Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus	Francis	2015	53	5	17	2
MV Misericordiae vultus	Francis	2015	25	13	12	3
RF Relatio finalis	Synod of Bishops	2015	94	0	65	—
TED17 Video Message to the TED Conference 2017	Francis	2017	41	0	5	—
DFJ Document final — Les jeunes	Synod of Bishops	2018	167	1	50	2
ILAM Instrumentum laboris — L'Amazonie	Synod of Bishops	2019	147	75	11	58
JMP53 Peace as a Journey of Hope	Francis	2019	33	10	5	1
JMP57 Artificial Intelligence and Peace	Francis	2023	36	16	21	1
DINF Dignitas Infinita	Doctrine of the Faith	2024	66	116	17	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	31
JMP59 Peace be with you all: Towards an unarmed and disarming peace	Leo XIV	2025	18	15	—	3
JMCS60 Preserving Human Voices and Faces	Leo XIV	2026	29	1	1	—
UCS A Journey of Hope	Doctrine of the Faith	2026	60	95	—	16

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
HAER Against Heresies	180	765	0	72	—

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
VIRG Concerning Virgins	377	144	140	1	47
FIDE Exposition of the Christian Faith	380	789	1,130	2	595
MYST On the Mysteries	391	58	80	1	19
OFFM On the Duties of the Clergy	391	550	753	8	290

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
CONF Confessions	400	452	485	57	12
CIV The City of God	426	652	886	45	24

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
STH Summa Theologiæ	1274	3,110	0	2,653	29

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
DS Enchiridion of Creeds and Definitions (Denzinger)	1854	1,685	0	561	12

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
IMD Immortale Dei	1885	50	27	9	8
IP In Plurimis	1888	23	27	—	7
LP Libertas Praestantissimum	1888	47	12	4	1
RN Rerum Novarum	1891	64	41	84	5
PRD Providentissimus Deus	1893	25	64	3	51
AS Annum Sacrum	1899	15	0	7	—

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
MAXI Maximum illud	1919	42	0	22	—
SPAR Spiritus Paraclitus	1920	69	133	5	19

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
REC Rerum Ecclesiae	1926	34	0	—	—
MR Miserentissimus Redemptor	1928	21	49	13	2
DILM Divini Illius Magistri	1929	102	69	1	18
CC Casti Connubii	1930	130	101	14	16
QA Quadragesimo Anno	1931	148	82	70	7
ACS Ad Catholici Sacerdotii	1935	67	65	12	16
DR Divini Redemptoris	1937	82	50	—	4
MBS Mit brennender Sorge	1937	43	34	10	2

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
SPO Summi Pontificatus	1939	117	0	2	—
RM41 Pentecost Radio Message	1941	27	3	23	—
RM42 Christmas Radio Message 1942	1942	59	10	22	—
DAS Divino Afflante Spiritu	1943	62	48	2	56
MYC Mystici Corporis Christi	1943	112	220	6	58
RM44 Christmas Radio Message 1944	1944	52	3	13	—
MD Mediator Dei	1947	210	188	19	29
HG Humani Generis	1950	44	13	16	5
MN Menti Nostrae	1950	146	97	1	22
EPR Evangelii Praecones	1951	73	53	1	7
HA Haurietis Aquas	1956	127	126	10	36
FD Fidei Donum	1957	77	31	—	3

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
PRP Princeps Pastorum	1959	59	84	—	15
MM Mater et Magistra	1961	264	65	100	3
GME Gaudet Mater Ecclesia	1962	46	0	5	—
PT Pacem in Terris	1963	172	73	96	29

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
IM Inter Mirifica	1963	24	2	14	—
SC Sacrosanctum Concilium	1963	130	42	379	14
LG Lumen Gentium	1964	69	497	827	130
OE Orientalium Ecclesiarum	1964	30	34	14	60
UR Unitatis Redintegratio	1964	24	42	137	6
AA Apostolicam Actuositatem	1965	33	52	80	3
ADG Ad Gentes	1965	42	96	199	30
CD Christus Dominus	1965	43	38	75	8
DH Dignitatis Humanae	1965	15	38	75	8
DV Dei Verbum	1965	26	41	242	6
GRE Gravissimum Educationis	1965	12	36	31	34
GS Gaudium et Spes	1965	93	167	780	31
NA Nostra Aetate	1965	5	15	55	3
OT Optatam Totius	1965	22	0	41	—
PC Perfectae Caritatis	1965	25	1	34	—
PO Presbyterorum Ordinis	1965	22	160	147	50

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
SDV Summi Dei Verbum	1963	77	49	8	7
ESU Ecclesiam Suam	1964	119	67	24	4
MF Mysterium Fidei	1965	76	82	25	26
MMAI Mense Maio	1965	15	2	—	—
ONU65 Address to the United Nations	1965	34	2	10	—
CM Christi Matri	1966	14	12	—	3
IDOC Indulgentiarum doctrina	1967	32	47	5	23
PP Populorum Progressio	1967	87	69	146	26
SCA Sacerdotalis Caelibatus	1967	99	151	—	16
HV Humanae Vitae	1968	31	41	33	24
SPF Solemni Hac Liturgia	1968	30	40	13	1
FAO70 Address on the 25th Anniversary of the FAO	1970	13	0	6	—
OA Octogesima Adveniens	1971	52	39	50	1
MCU Marialis Cultus	1974	58	124	14	38
EN Evangelii Nuntiandi	1975	82	135	215	33
GID Gaudete in Domino	1975	7	79	3	7

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
EM Eucharisticum mysterium	1967	67	121	32	11
MS Musicam sacram	1967	69	1	15	4

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
DCG General Catechetical Directory	1971	134	0	116	—
DGC General Directory for Catechesis	1997	291	848	40	127
EDM Ecclesiae de Mysterio	1997	20	119	6	26

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
MYE Mysterium Ecclesiae	1973	9	60	6	41
LN Libertatis Nuntius	1984	129	35	17	5
LCO Libertatis Conscientia	1986	100	146	36	21
DVIT Donum Vitae	1987	79	60	27	8
CNO Communionis Notio	1992	19	83	22	24
DIS Dominus Iesus	2000	23	102	7	2
NPOL Doctrinal Note on Political Life	2002	9	31	10	6
NDE Doctrinal Note on Evangelization	2007	13	56	4	4
DP Dignitas Personae	2008	37	59	6	12
DINF Dignitas Infinita	2024	66	116	17	20
AEN Antiqua et Nova	2025	117	215	6	31
UCS A Journey of Hope	2026	60	95	—	16

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
CTR Catechesi Tradendae	1979	73	138	156	30
ONU79 Address to the 34th General Assembly of the United Nations	1979	45	0	8	—
PUE Opening Address at Puebla	1979	97	56	9	2
RH Redemptor Hominis	1979	22	205	87	38
SCH Sapientia christiana	1979	169	0	4	—
DC Dominicae Cenae	1980	13	73	17	23
DM Dives in Misericordia	1980	15	140	17	7
UNESCO80 Address to UNESCO	1980	78	5	6	1
FLC Familiaris Consortio	1981	86	183	133	24
LE Laborem Exercens	1981	27	91	85	11
CIC Code of Canon Law	1983	2,924	0	673	—
RP Reconciliatio et Paenitentia	1984	35	207	33	26
SLA Slavorum Apostoli	1985	32	47	4	30
DEV Dominum et Vivificantem	1986	67	297	23	27
RMAT Redemptoris Mater	1987	52	147	27	41
SRS Sollicitudo Rei Socialis	1987	49	92	147	11
CHL Christifideles Laici	1988	64	223	104	21
MUD Mulieris Dignitatem	1988	31	63	23	23
PB Pastor bonus	1988	222	0	22	—
VQA Vicesimus quintus annus	1988	23	96	16	22
JMP23 Peace with God the Creator, Peace with All of Creation	1990	16	0	14	1
RMIS Redemptoris Missio	1990	92	178	146	16
CA Centesimus Annus	1991	62	116	232	9
FDEP Fidei Depositum	1992	5	0	10	—
PDV Pastores dabo vobis	1992	82	233	26	26
VS Veritatis Splendor	1993	120	184	40	31
GSA Gratissimam Sane	1994	23	0	16	—
TMA Tertio Millennio Adveniente	1994	59	0	43	—
EIAF Ecclesia in Africa	1995	144	0	8	—
EV Evangelium Vitae	1995	105	142	52	31
ONU95 Address to the United Nations (50th Anniversary)	1995	40	0	15	—
UUS Ut Unum Sint	1995	103	162	19	34
VC Vita Consecrata	1996	112	0	17	—
DD Dies Domini	1998	87	131	9	50
FR Fides et Ratio	1998	108	132	28	20
JMP31 From the Justice of Each Comes Peace for All	1998	9	11	9	5
CSC99 Centenary of the Consecration to the Sacred Heart	1999	21	0	2	—
EIA Ecclesia in Asia	1999	51	240	8	11
EIAM Ecclesia in America	1999	76	295	6	22
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
EIO Ecclesia in Oceania	2001	53	178	5	10
NMI Novo Millennio Ineunte	2001	59	44	28	8
JMP35 No Peace Without Justice, No Justice Without Forgiveness	2002	15	0	5	—
RVM Rosarium Virginis Mariae	2002	43	39	2	11
EE Ecclesia de Eucharistia	2003	62	104	9	19
JMP37 An Ever Timely Commitment: Teaching Peace	2004	10	8	17	—

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
POLM Lectionary for Mass: Introduction	1981	125	123	16	39
VL Varietates legitimae	1994	70	142	19	16
IGMR Institutio generalis Missalis Romani	2003	399	165	69	21

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
DAP Dialogue and Proclamation	1991	89	21	9	14

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
CEC Catechism of the Catholic Church	1992	2,865	0	376	5

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
IBE The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church	1993	323	3	21	7
PJSE The Jewish People and their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible	2001	87	352	9	55

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
LIAS Lineamenta — Asie	1996	38	119	2	29
ILAS Instrumentum laboris — Asie	1998	55	50	1	11
ILPD Instrumentum laboris — La Parole de Dieu	2008	60	113	3	21
PNE Propositiones — Nouvelle évangélisation	2012	58	0	28	—
RS Relatio Synodi	2014	62	0	38	—
RF Relatio finalis	2015	94	0	65	—
DFJ Document final — Les jeunes	2018	167	1	50	2
ILAM Instrumentum laboris — L'Amazonie	2019	147	75	11	58

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
DSE Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church	2004	583	1,232	46	117

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
CUR05 Address to the Roman Curia offering Christmas Greetings	2005	13	0	3	—
DCE Deus Caritas Est	2005	42	36	42	10
INAUG05 Homily for the Mass of Inauguration of the Pontificate	2005	8	0	8	—
MAD05 Address to the Archdiocesan Pilgrimage from Madrid	2005	7	0	—	—
APAR07 Address at the Inaugural Session of the Fifth General Conference of the Bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean (Aparecida)	2007	61	15	4	1
JMP40 The Human Person, the Heart of Peace	2007	17	9	7	1
SACR Sacramentum Caritatis	2007	97	256	18	36
SS Spe Salvi	2007	50	40	6	12
BRN08 Address to Representatives of the World of Culture at the Collège des Bernardins	2008	13	6	6	2
CV Caritas in Veritate	2009	79	159	67	7
JMP43 If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation	2010	14	30	5	2
VD Verbum Domini	2010	124	382	7	68
BDT11 Address to the Bundestag	2011	11	4	4	2
EIMO Ecclesia in Medio Oriente	2012	100	85	3	19

Document	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
EG Evangelii Gaudium	2013	288	217	147	28
LF Lumen Fidei	2013	60	50	8	20
AIDP14 Address to the Delegates of the International Association of Penal Law	2014	38	0	6	—
JMP48 No longer slaves, but brothers and sisters	2014	34	12	5	1
MP14 Address to the Popular Movements	2014	34	1	11	—
PE14 Address to the European Parliament	2014	38	13	5	—
JMP49 Overcome Indifference and Win Peace	2015	46	29	4	2
LS Laudato si'	2015	246	172	114	46
MIU Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus	2015	53	5	17	2
MP15 Address to the Second World Meeting of Popular Movements	2015	44	6	—	1
MV Misericordiae vultus	2015	25	13	12	3
ONU15 Address to the United Nations (70th Anniversary)	2015	31	7	5	—
SYN15 Address for the 50th Anniversary of the Synod of Bishops	2015	23	32	4	4
AL Amoris Laetitia	2016	325	391	13	37
CD16 Address to the Diplomatic Corps Accredited to the Holy See	2016	32	9	4	4
MP16 Address to the 3rd World Meeting of Popular Movements	2016	41	0	2	—
TED17 Video Message to the TED Conference 2017	2017	41	0	5	—
GE Gaudete et Exsultate	2018	177	125	19	44
CHV Christus Vivit	2019	299	164	15	24
JMP53 Peace as a Journey of Hope	2019	33	10	5	1
APV20 Address to the Pontifical Academy for Life	2020	11	1	8	1
FT Fratelli Tutti	2020	287	285	83	40
QAM Querida Amazonia	2020	111	145	6	41
JMP57 Artificial Intelligence and Peace	2023	36	16	21	1
LD Laudate Deum	2023	73	44	4	10
MNV Address to the “Minerva Dialogues”	2023	10	10	9	1
UPR23 Address to the Roman Pontifical Universities and Institutions	2023	8	5	3	3
CD24 Address to the Diplomatic Corps Accredited to the Holy See	2024	57	14	3	3
DIN Dilexit Nos	2024	220	227	9	86
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
DLT Dilexi Te	2025	121	130	2	27
DNM Drawing New Maps of Hope	2025	32	24	—	13
IUF In unitate fidei	2025	12	17	—	3
JMP59 Peace be with you all: Towards an unarmed and disarming peace	2025	18	15	—	3
PIAC On the Importance of Archaeology	2025	37	8	—	5
UFGF A Fidelity that generates the Future	2025	29	30	—	8
CEE26 Address to the Bishops of Spain	2026	25	0	—	—
CONCORDE26 Homily at Mass in the Place de la Concorde	2026	13	0	—	—
ELYSEE26 Address to the Authorities and the Diplomatic Corps	2026	19	3	—	2
JMCS60 Preserving Human Voices and Faces	2026	29	1	1	—
LOURDES26 Homily at Mass in Lourdes	2026	10	0	—	—
METZ26 Homily at Mass in Metz	2026	19	0	—	—
MH Magnifica Humanitas	2026	245	224	4	24
UNESCO26 Address at UNESCO Headquarters	2026	28	1	—	—
VEILLEE26 Prayer Vigil with Young People	2026	37	0	—	—

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	827	130
DV Dei Verbum	Vatican II	1965	26	41	242	6

Other conciliar actsdecrees and declarations of Vatican II15

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
IM Inter Mirifica	Vatican II	1963	24	2	14	—
SC Sacrosanctum Concilium	Vatican II	1963	130	42	379	14
OE Orientalium Ecclesiarum	Vatican II	1964	30	34	14	60
UR Unitatis Redintegratio	Vatican II	1964	24	42	137	6
AA Apostolicam Actuositatem	Vatican II	1965	33	52	80	3
ADG Ad Gentes	Vatican II	1965	42	96	199	30
CD Christus Dominus	Vatican II	1965	43	38	75	8
DH Dignitatis Humanae	Vatican II	1965	15	38	75	8
GRE Gravissimum Educationis	Vatican II	1965	12	36	31	34
GS Gaudium et Spes	Vatican II	1965	93	167	780	31
NA Nostra Aetate	Vatican II	1965	5	15	55	3
OT Optatam Totius	Vatican II	1965	22	0	41	—
PC Perfectae Caritatis	Vatican II	1965	25	1	34	—
PO Presbyterorum Ordinis	Vatican II	1965	22	160	147	50
MS Musicam sacram	Congregation of Rites	1967	69	1	15	4

Catechismofficial, organic exposition of the faith1

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
CEC Catechism of the Catholic Church	Catechism	1992	2,865	0	376	5

Ordinary papal magisteriumthe encyclicals55

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
IMD Immortale Dei	Leo XIII	1885	50	27	9	8
IP In Plurimis	Leo XIII	1888	23	27	—	7
LP Libertas Praestantissimum	Leo XIII	1888	47	12	4	1
RN Rerum Novarum	Leo XIII	1891	64	41	84	5
PRD Providentissimus Deus	Leo XIII	1893	25	64	3	51
AS Annum Sacrum	Leo XIII	1899	15	0	7	—
SPAR Spiritus Paraclitus	Benedict XV	1920	69	133	5	19
REC Rerum Ecclesiae	Pius XI	1926	34	0	—	—
MR Miserentissimus Redemptor	Pius XI	1928	21	49	13	2
DILM Divini Illius Magistri	Pius XI	1929	102	69	1	18
CC Casti Connubii	Pius XI	1930	130	101	14	16
QA Quadragesimo Anno	Pius XI	1931	148	82	70	7
ACS Ad Catholici Sacerdotii	Pius XI	1935	67	65	12	16
DR Divini Redemptoris	Pius XI	1937	82	50	—	4
MBS Mit brennender Sorge	Pius XI	1937	43	34	10	2
SPO Summi Pontificatus	Pius XII	1939	117	0	2	—
DAS Divino Afflante Spiritu	Pius XII	1943	62	48	2	56
MYC Mystici Corporis Christi	Pius XII	1943	112	220	6	58
MD Mediator Dei	Pius XII	1947	210	188	19	29
HG Humani Generis	Pius XII	1950	44	13	16	5
EPR Evangelii Praecones	Pius XII	1951	73	53	1	7
HA Haurietis Aquas	Pius XII	1956	127	126	10	36
FD Fidei Donum	Pius XII	1957	77	31	—	3
PRP Princeps Pastorum	John XXIII	1959	59	84	—	15
MM Mater et Magistra	John XXIII	1961	264	65	100	3
PT Pacem in Terris	John XXIII	1963	172	73	96	29
ESU Ecclesiam Suam	Paul VI	1964	119	67	24	4
MF Mysterium Fidei	Paul VI	1965	76	82	25	26
MMAI Mense Maio	Paul VI	1965	15	2	—	—
CM Christi Matri	Paul VI	1966	14	12	—	3
PP Populorum Progressio	Paul VI	1967	87	69	146	26
SCA Sacerdotalis Caelibatus	Paul VI	1967	99	151	—	16
HV Humanae Vitae	Paul VI	1968	31	41	33	24
RH Redemptor Hominis	John Paul II	1979	22	205	87	38
DM Dives in Misericordia	John Paul II	1980	15	140	17	7
LE Laborem Exercens	John Paul II	1981	27	91	85	11
SLA Slavorum Apostoli	John Paul II	1985	32	47	4	30
DEV Dominum et Vivificantem	John Paul II	1986	67	297	23	27
RMAT Redemptoris Mater	John Paul II	1987	52	147	27	41
SRS Sollicitudo Rei Socialis	John Paul II	1987	49	92	147	11
RMIS Redemptoris Missio	John Paul II	1990	92	178	146	16
CA Centesimus Annus	John Paul II	1991	62	116	232	9
VS Veritatis Splendor	John Paul II	1993	120	184	40	31
EV Evangelium Vitae	John Paul II	1995	105	142	52	31
UUS Ut Unum Sint	John Paul II	1995	103	162	19	34
FR Fides et Ratio	John Paul II	1998	108	132	28	20
EE Ecclesia de Eucharistia	John Paul II	2003	62	104	9	19
DCE Deus Caritas Est	Benedict XVI	2005	42	36	42	10
SS Spe Salvi	Benedict XVI	2007	50	40	6	12
CV Caritas in Veritate	Benedict XVI	2009	79	159	67	7
LF Lumen Fidei	Francis	2013	60	50	8	20
LS Laudato si'	Francis	2015	246	172	114	46
FT Fratelli Tutti	Francis	2020	287	285	83	40
DIN Dilexit Nos	Francis	2024	220	227	9	86
MH Magnifica Humanitas	Leo XIV	2026	245	224	4	24

Pastoral magisteriumexhortations and apostolic letters139

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
HAER Against Heresies	Irenaeus of Lyons	180	765	0	72	—
VIRG Concerning Virgins	Ambrose of Milan	377	144	140	1	47
FIDE Exposition of the Christian Faith	Ambrose of Milan	380	789	1,130	2	595
MYST On the Mysteries	Ambrose of Milan	391	58	80	1	19
OFFM On the Duties of the Clergy	Ambrose of Milan	391	550	753	8	290
CONF Confessions	Augustine	400	452	485	57	12
CIV The City of God	Augustine	426	652	886	45	24
DS Enchiridion of Creeds and Definitions (Denzinger)	Creeds	1854	1,685	0	561	12
MAXI Maximum illud	Benedict XV	1919	42	0	22	—
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	13	—
MN Menti Nostrae	Pius XII	1950	146	97	1	22
GME Gaudet Mater Ecclesia	John XXIII	1962	46	0	5	—
SDV Summi Dei Verbum	Paul VI	1963	77	49	8	7
ONU65 Address to the United Nations	Paul VI	1965	34	2	10	—
EM Eucharisticum mysterium	Congregation of Rites	1967	67	121	32	11
IDOC Indulgentiarum doctrina	Paul VI	1967	32	47	5	23
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	6	—
DCG General Catechetical Directory	Congregation for the Clergy	1971	134	0	116	—
OA Octogesima Adveniens	Paul VI	1971	52	39	50	1
MYE Mysterium Ecclesiae	Doctrine of the Faith	1973	9	60	6	41
MCU Marialis Cultus	Paul VI	1974	58	124	14	38
EN Evangelii Nuntiandi	Paul VI	1975	82	135	215	33
GID Gaudete in Domino	Paul VI	1975	7	79	3	7
CTR Catechesi Tradendae	John Paul II	1979	73	138	156	30
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	9	2
SCH Sapientia christiana	John Paul II	1979	169	0	4	—
DC Dominicae Cenae	John Paul II	1980	13	73	17	23
UNESCO80 Address to UNESCO	John Paul II	1980	78	5	6	1
FLC Familiaris Consortio	John Paul II	1981	86	183	133	24
POLM Lectionary for Mass: Introduction	Congregation for Divine Worship	1981	125	123	16	39
CIC Code of Canon Law	John Paul II	1983	2,924	0	673	—
LN Libertatis Nuntius	Doctrine of the Faith	1984	129	35	17	5
RP Reconciliatio et Paenitentia	John Paul II	1984	35	207	33	26
LCO Libertatis Conscientia	Doctrine of the Faith	1986	100	146	36	21
DVIT Donum Vitae	Doctrine of the Faith	1987	79	60	27	8
CHL Christifideles Laici	John Paul II	1988	64	223	104	21
MUD Mulieris Dignitatem	John Paul II	1988	31	63	23	23
PB Pastor bonus	John Paul II	1988	222	0	22	—
VQA Vicesimus quintus annus	John Paul II	1988	23	96	16	22
JMP23 Peace with God the Creator, Peace with All of Creation	John Paul II	1990	16	0	14	1
DAP Dialogue and Proclamation	Interreligious Dialogue	1991	89	21	9	14
CNO Communionis Notio	Doctrine of the Faith	1992	19	83	22	24
FDEP Fidei Depositum	John Paul II	1992	5	0	10	—
PDV Pastores dabo vobis	John Paul II	1992	82	233	26	26
IBE The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church	Pontifical Biblical Commission	1993	323	3	21	7
GSA Gratissimam Sane	John Paul II	1994	23	0	16	—
TMA Tertio Millennio Adveniente	John Paul II	1994	59	0	43	—
VL Varietates legitimae	Congregation for Divine Worship	1994	70	142	19	16
EIAF Ecclesia in Africa	John Paul II	1995	144	0	8	—
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	29
VC Vita Consecrata	John Paul II	1996	112	0	17	—
DGC General Directory for Catechesis	Congregation for the Clergy	1997	291	848	40	127
EDM Ecclesiae de Mysterio	Roman Dicasteries	1997	20	119	6	26
DD Dies Domini	John Paul II	1998	87	131	9	50
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	9	5
CSC99 Centenary of the Consecration to the Sacred Heart	John Paul II	1999	21	0	2	—
EIA Ecclesia in Asia	John Paul II	1999	51	240	8	11
EIAM Ecclesia in America	John Paul II	1999	76	295	6	22
JMP32 Respect for Human Rights: The Secret of True Peace	John Paul II	1999	13	15	16	4
DIS Dominus Iesus	Doctrine of the Faith	2000	23	102	7	2
JMP33 Peace on Earth to Those Whom God Loves	John Paul II	2000	22	9	8	1
EIO Ecclesia in Oceania	John Paul II	2001	53	178	5	10
NMI Novo Millennio Ineunte	John Paul II	2001	59	44	28	8
PJSE The Jewish People and their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible	Pontifical Biblical Commission	2001	87	352	9	55
JMP35 No Peace Without Justice, No Justice Without Forgiveness	John Paul II	2002	15	0	5	—
NPOL Doctrinal Note on Political Life	Doctrine of the Faith	2002	9	31	10	6
RVM Rosarium Virginis Mariae	John Paul II	2002	43	39	2	11
IGMR Institutio generalis Missalis Romani	Congregation for Divine Worship	2003	399	165	69	21
JMP37 An Ever Timely Commitment: Teaching Peace	John Paul II	2004	10	8	17	—
CUR05 Address to the Roman Curia offering Christmas Greetings	Benedict XVI	2005	13	0	3	—
INAUG05 Homily for the Mass of Inauguration of the Pontificate	Benedict XVI	2005	8	0	8	—
MAD05 Address to the Archdiocesan Pilgrimage from Madrid	Benedict XVI	2005	7	0	—	—
APAR07 Address at the Inaugural Session of the Fifth General Conference of the Bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean (Aparecida)	Benedict XVI	2007	61	15	4	1
JMP40 The Human Person, the Heart of Peace	Benedict XVI	2007	17	9	7	1
NDE Doctrinal Note on Evangelization	Doctrine of the Faith	2007	13	56	4	4
SACR Sacramentum Caritatis	Benedict XVI	2007	97	256	18	36
BRN08 Address to Representatives of the World of Culture at the Collège des Bernardins	Benedict XVI	2008	13	6	6	2
DP Dignitas Personae	Doctrine of the Faith	2008	37	59	6	12
ILPD Instrumentum laboris — La Parole de Dieu	Synod of Bishops	2008	60	113	3	21
JMP43 If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation	Benedict XVI	2010	14	30	5	2
VD Verbum Domini	Benedict XVI	2010	124	382	7	68
BDT11 Address to the Bundestag	Benedict XVI	2011	11	4	4	2
EIMO Ecclesia in Medio Oriente	Benedict XVI	2012	100	85	3	19
PNE Propositiones — Nouvelle évangélisation	Synod of Bishops	2012	58	0	28	—
EG Evangelii Gaudium	Francis	2013	288	217	147	28
AIDP14 Address to the Delegates of the International Association of Penal Law	Francis	2014	38	0	6	—
JMP48 No longer slaves, but brothers and sisters	Francis	2014	34	12	5	1
MP14 Address to the Popular Movements	Francis	2014	34	1	11	—
PE14 Address to the European Parliament	Francis	2014	38	13	5	—
RS Relatio Synodi	Synod of Bishops	2014	62	0	38	—
JMP49 Overcome Indifference and Win Peace	Francis	2015	46	29	4	2
MIU Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus	Francis	2015	53	5	17	2
MP15 Address to the Second World Meeting of Popular Movements	Francis	2015	44	6	—	1
MV Misericordiae vultus	Francis	2015	25	13	12	3
ONU15 Address to the United Nations (70th Anniversary)	Francis	2015	31	7	5	—
RF Relatio finalis	Synod of Bishops	2015	94	0	65	—
SYN15 Address for the 50th Anniversary of the Synod of Bishops	Francis	2015	23	32	4	4
AL Amoris Laetitia	Francis	2016	325	391	13	37
CD16 Address to the Diplomatic Corps Accredited to the Holy See	Francis	2016	32	9	4	4
MP16 Address to the 3rd World Meeting of Popular Movements	Francis	2016	41	0	2	—
TED17 Video Message to the TED Conference 2017	Francis	2017	41	0	5	—
DFJ Document final — Les jeunes	Synod of Bishops	2018	167	1	50	2
GE Gaudete et Exsultate	Francis	2018	177	125	19	44
CHV Christus Vivit	Francis	2019	299	164	15	24
ILAM Instrumentum laboris — L'Amazonie	Synod of Bishops	2019	147	75	11	58
JMP53 Peace as a Journey of Hope	Francis	2019	33	10	5	1
APV20 Address to the Pontifical Academy for Life	Francis	2020	11	1	8	1
QAM Querida Amazonia	Francis	2020	111	145	6	41
JMP57 Artificial Intelligence and Peace	Francis	2023	36	16	21	1
LD Laudate Deum	Francis	2023	73	44	4	10
MNV Address to the “Minerva Dialogues”	Francis	2023	10	10	9	1
UPR23 Address to the Roman Pontifical Universities and Institutions	Francis	2023	8	5	3	3
CD24 Address to the Diplomatic Corps Accredited to the Holy See	Francis	2024	57	14	3	3
DINF Dignitas Infinita	Doctrine of the Faith	2024	66	116	17	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	31
DLT Dilexi Te	Leo XIV	2025	121	130	2	27
DNM Drawing New Maps of Hope	Leo XIV	2025	32	24	—	13
IUF In unitate fidei	Leo XIV	2025	12	17	—	3
JMP59 Peace be with you all: Towards an unarmed and disarming peace	Leo XIV	2025	18	15	—	3
PIAC On the Importance of Archaeology	Leo XIV	2025	37	8	—	5
UFGF A Fidelity that generates the Future	Leo XIV	2025	29	30	—	8
CEE26 Address to the Bishops of Spain	Leo XIV	2026	25	0	—	—
CONCORDE26 Homily at Mass in the Place de la Concorde	Leo XIV	2026	13	0	—	—
ELYSEE26 Address to the Authorities and the Diplomatic Corps	Leo XIV	2026	19	3	—	2
JMCS60 Preserving Human Voices and Faces	Leo XIV	2026	29	1	1	—
LOURDES26 Homily at Mass in Lourdes	Leo XIV	2026	10	0	—	—
METZ26 Homily at Mass in Metz	Leo XIV	2026	19	0	—	—
UCS A Journey of Hope	Doctrine of the Faith	2026	60	95	—	16
UNESCO26 Address at UNESCO Headquarters	Leo XIV	2026	28	1	—	—
VEILLEE26 Prayer Vigil with Young People	Leo XIV	2026	37	0	—	—

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	117

Theologydoctoral, not magisterial, authority1

Document	Pope	Year	§	Notes	Cited by	Outside
STH Summa Theologiæ	Thomas Aquinas	1274	3,110	0	2,653	29

Corpus statistics

The corpus's references

Scripture ↔ Scripture cross-references 426,423

Ingested documents 214GenreChronologyAuthority

Second Vatican Councilconstitutions, decrees and declarations17

Encyclicalscircular letters from the pope to the whole Church55

Apostolic exhortationsusually issued after a synod23

Apostolic letterspapal acts of narrower scope20

Addresses and homiliesthe pope speaking, often cited as teaching41

Reference workscatechism, compendium, summa — syntheses, not acts3

Othergenre undetermined55

Irenaeus of Lyons1801

Ambrose of Milan377 – 3914

Augustine400 – 4262

Thomas Aquinas12741

Creeds18541

Leo XIII1885 – 18996

Benedict XV1919 – 19202

Pius XI1926 – 19378

Pius XII1939 – 195712

John XXIII1959 – 19634

Vatican II1963 – 196516

Paul VI1963 – 197516

Congregation of Rites19672

Congregation for the Clergy1971 – 19973

Doctrine of the Faith1973 – 202612

John Paul II1979 – 200447

Congregation for Divine Worship1981 – 20033

Interreligious Dialogue19911

Catechism19921

Pontifical Biblical Commission1993 – 20012

Synod of Bishops1996 – 20198

C. Justice & Peace20041

Benedict XVI2005 – 201214

Francis2013 – 202432

Leo XIV2025 – 202615