Church Documents on Catechesis and Youth Ministry

Catechetical Directories

General Directory for Catechesis, Congregation for the Clergy, 1997.
Directorio General Para La Catequesis, Congregacion para el Clero, 1997.

National Directory for Catechesis, United States Conf. of Catholic Bishops, 2005.
Directorio Nacional para la Catequesis, USCCB, 2005. 
 

Cathechisms

Catechism of the Catholic Church , 1997. (USCCB Website)
Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica

Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2005.
Compendio Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica, 2005.

United States Catholic Catechism for Adults, USCCB, 2006.
Catecismo Católico de los Estados Unidos para los Adultos, USCCB, 2008.
 

Pastoral Statements of the US Bishops

In Support of Catechetical Ministry, Nat'l Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2000.

Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us: A Pastoral Plan for Adult Faith Formation in the United States, National Conference of Catholic Bishops, USCC, 1999.
Sentíamos Arder Nuestro Corazón: Plan pastoral de Estados Unidos para la formación en la fe del adulto , NCCB/USCC, 1999.

Renewing the Vision: A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry, National Conference of Catholic Bishops, USCC, 1997.

Sons and Daughters of Light: A Pastoral Plan for Ministry with Young Adults, National Conference of Catholic Bishops, USCC, 1997.
 

Earlier Papal and Curial Documents

Guide for Catechists, Congregation for Evangelization of Peoples, 1993.
Guia Para Los Catequistas, Cong. para la Evangelización de los Pueblos, 1993.

On Catechesis in Our Time / Catechesi Tradendae, John Paul II, 1979.
Sobre la Catequesis en Nuestro Tiempo / Catechesi Tradendae, Juan Pablo II, 1979.

General Catechetical Directory, 1971.
Directorio Catequístico General, 1971.
 

 

     


     

    Documents of the universal Church as well as those issued by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops provide direction for catechesis in the United States. Dioceses use these documents to guide the development, evaluation and revision of catechetical programs. Authors and publishers of catechetical resources employ these documents to improve their materials. These documents have also prompted study and research in the field of catechetics.
    - National Directory for Catechesis, 8


     

     

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