Enchiridion on the Family

Enchiridion on the Family
Pontifical Council for the Family

Finally, all of the Church's major documents on the family in one volume! This comprehensive resource covers current topics on marriage, family, life issues, poplulation trends, human rights, drug addiction, and more. The documents also present the objectives and goals of the Pontifical Council for the Family: to promose the family as both an object and subject of the Church's pastoral care; the family's rights and dignity in civil society; responsible procreation according to the Church's teachings; and to support initiatives to defend human life from conception to natural death.

Key features

• Includes trilogy of John Paul II documents on the family and life
• Presents principal magisterial and pastoral documents between 1965 and 2003, from the Second Vatican Council; the Papal Magisterium; the Catechism of the Catholic Church; the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith; and the Pontifical Council for the Family.