Church Documents Important in Understanding Catholic Education Casti Connubii : Encyclical of Pope Pius XI on Christian Marriage Aeterni Patris: Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII on the Restoration of Christian Philosophy Spectata Fides: Encylical of Pope Leo XIII on Christian Education Magni Nobis: Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII on the Catholic University of America Rappresentanti in terra : (Italian) On Christian Education Pius XI Divini Illius Magistri : Encyclical of Pope Pius XI on Christian Education The Catholic School: The Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education Sapientia Christiana: Apostolic Constitution of the Supreme Pontiff Pope John Paul II Lay Catholics in School - Witnesses to the Faith : The Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education   Gravissimum Educationis: Declaration on Christian Education Proclaimed by his Holiness Pope Paul VI The Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic School : Congregation for Catholic Education Ex Corde Ecclesiae :  Apostolic Constitution of the Supreme Pontiff John Paull II on Catholic Universities The Presence of the Church in the University and University Culture : Congregation for Catholic Education, Pontifical Council for the Laity, Pontifical Council for Culture The Catholic School on the Threshold of the Third Millennium : Congregation for Catholic Education Consecrated Persons and their Mission in Schools : Congregation for Catholic Education Educating Together in Catholic Schools: A Shared Mission between Consecrated Persons and the Lay Faithful Congregation for Catholic Education (of Seminaries and Educational Institutions)  Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2nd Ed. Revised in accordance with the official Latin text promulgated by Pope John Paul  (Index below is copied from this online index of the CCC Online, where you can click on the paragraph number and go directly to the page you need.)   Education Christian education of children as a way of sanctification, 902 in the Christian faith as a duty and an office, 1635, 1651, 1656-66, 2685 of conscience, 1783-85 cooperation of parents in education of their children, 2206 effects and fruits of, 1839, 1917 in the faith and consequences of neglecting it, 2125 in freedom, 2370, 2526 freedom to educate children in the faith and in die political community, 2211 impediments to education of children, 1634 marriage and the education of children, 1601, 1652, 2201 parents as the first and principal educators of their children, 1653, 2206, 2372 religious formation (see Formation) right and duty of parents to educate their children, 1653, 2221, 2223, 2372 right to make education accessible, 1908, 1911 right to receive a proper sexual, 2344 See also Formation

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