Theological Documents

The Eucharist: Communion With Christ And With One Another

Theological and pastoral reflections in preparation for the 50th International Eucharistic Congress.

Read here the Theological Document for the 50th International Eucharistic Congress


Catechetical Documents

Documents for a eucharistical catechesis

Sacrosanctum Concilium

Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy prepared during the Second Vatican Council and promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1963.

Ecclesia de Eucharistia

Enyclical letter of Pope John Paul II on the Eucharist and its relationship to the Church.

Sacramentum Caritatis

Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Benedict XVI on the Eucharist as the source and summit of the Church's life and mission

One Bread, One Body

A teaching document on the Eucharist in the life of the Church (published jointly in 1998 by the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, England & Wales and Scotland).

The Shape, Significance & Ecclesial Impact of Eucharistic Congresses.

An address given by Archbishop Piero Marini, President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses, to the Irish Catholic Bishops Conference in June 2009.