Encyclicals
- Centesimus Annus: (On the 100th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum – On Capitol and Labor; On Catholic social teaching) May 1, 1991
- Dives in Misericordia: (The Father of mercies and God of all comfort) November 30, 1980
- Dominum et Vivificantem: (The Lord and Giver of Life) May 18, 1986
- Ecclesia De Eucharistia: (On the Eucharist in its Relationship to the Church) April 17, 2003
- Evangelium Vitae: (The Gospel of Life) March 25, 1995
- Fides et Ratio: (Faith and Reason) September 14, 1998
- Laborem Exercens: (On Human Work) September 14, 1981
- Redemptor Hominis: (The Redeemer of Man) March 4, 1979
- Redemptoris Mater: (Mother of the Redeemer) March 25, 1987
- Redemptoris Missio: (On the Permanent Validity of the Church’s Missionary Mandate) December 7, 1990
- Slavorum Apostoli: (In commemoration of the Sts. Cyril and Methodius) June 2, 1985
- Sollicitudo Rei Socialis: (On Social Concerns) December 30, 1987
- Ut Unum Sint: (That they may be one – On Commitment to Ecumenism) May 25, 1995
- Veritatis Splendor: (The Splendor of Truth – Regarding Certain Fundamental Questions of the Church’s Moral Teaching) August 6, 1993
Other Writings
- Angelus/Regina Coeli: Numerous daily Angelus speeches
- A Concilio Constantinopolitano I: (On the Anniversaries of the First Council of Constantinople and the Council of Ephesus) March 25, 1981 [Apostolic Letter]
- Catechesi Tradendae: (Catechesis in our Time) October 16, 1979 [Apostolic Exhortation]
- Christifideles Laici: (The Vocation and Mission of the Lay Faithful in the Church and in the World) December 30, 1988 [Apostolic Exhortation]
- Considerations Regarding Proposals To Give Legal Recognition To Unions Between Homosexual Persons: (From the Offices of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith) June 3, 2003[ English– French– German– Hungarian– Italian– Polish– Portuguese– Spanish ]
- Crossing the Threshold of Hope: 1994 [Book]
- Dies Domini: (On Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy) May 31, 1998 [Apostolic Letter]
- Dominus Iesus: (On the Unicity and Salvific Universality of Jesus Christ and the Church) – from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, August 6, 2000
- Dilecti Amici: (On the Occasion of the International Youth Year) March 31, 1985 [Apostolic Letter]
- Divini Amoris Scientia: (St. Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face is Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church Universal) October 19, 1997 [Apostolic Letter]
- Ecclesia Dei: July 2, 1988 [Apostolic Letter]
- Ecclesia in Africa: (On the Church in Africa) September 14, 1995 [Apostolic Exhortation]
- Ecclesia in America: (On the Church in the Americas) January 22, 1999 [Apostolic Exhortation]
- Ecclesia in Asia: (On the Church in Asia) November 6, 1999 [Apostolic Exhortation]
- Ex Corde Ecclesiae: (On Catholic Universities) August 15, 1990[Apostolic Constitution]
- Familiaris Consortio: (The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World) November 22, 1981 [Apostolic Exhortation]
- Fidei Depositum: (On the Publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church) October 11, 1992 [Apostolic Constitution]
- The Fourth Centenary of the Union of Brest: November 12, 1995 [Apostolic Letter]
- General Directory for Catechesis: [From the Congregation for the Clergy] August 7, 1997
- Homilies: Numerous daily homilies of the Pope
- Inaestamabile Donum: (The Instruction Concerning Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery ), from the Sacred Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship), April 17, 1980
- Instruction Redemptionis Sacramentum: (On certain matters to be observed or to be avoided regarding the Most Holy Eucharist) From the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacrament, March 25, 2004
- Iuvenum Patris: (On St John Bosco as “Father and Teacher of Youth”) January 31, 1988
- Letter to Families (Gratissimam Sane): February 2, 1994
- Magnum Matrimonii Sacramentum: (The Great Sacrament of Matrimony) October 7, 1982 [Apostolic Constitution][ English– Italian ]
- Misericordia Dei: (On Certain Aspects of the Celebration of the Sacrament of Penance) April 7, 2002 [Apostolic Letter]
- Mulieris Dignitatem: (Dignity and Vocation of Women) August 15, 1988 [Apostolic Letter]
- Novo Millennio Ineunte: (On the Beginning of the New Millennium) January 6, 2001 [Apostolic Letter]
- Ordinatio Sacerdotalis: (On Reserving Priestly Ordination of Men Alone) May 22, 1994 [Apostolic Letter]
- Orientale Lumen: (A Light from the East – On the Eastern Church) May 2, 1995 [Apostolic Letter]
- Pastor Bonus: (Norms for the Roman Curia) June 28, 1988 [Apostolic Constitution]
- Pastores Dabo Vobis: (I Will Give You Shepherds) March 25, 1992 [Apostolic Exhortation]
- Pastores Gregis: (On The Bishop, Servant of the Gospel of Jesus Christ for the Hope of the World) October 16, 2003 [Apostolic Exhortation]
- Reconciliatio et Paenitentia: (On Reconciliation and Penance) December 2, 1984 [Apostolic Exhortation]
- Redemptoris Custos: (St. Joseph: Guardian of the Redeemer) August 15, 1989 [Apostolic Exhortation]
- Redemptionis Donum: (To Men and Women Religious on their Consecration in the Light of the Mystery of Redemption) March 25, 1984 [Apostolic Exhortation]
- Rosarium Virginis Mariae: (On the Most Holy Rosary) October 16, 2002 [Apostolic Letter]
- Sacrae Disciplinae Leges: (For the Promulgation of the New Code of Canon Law) January 25, 1983 [Apostolic Constitution]
- Salvifici Doloris: (The Christian Meaning of Human Suffering) February 11, 1984 [Apostolic Letter]
- Sapientia Christiana: (On Ecclesiastical Universities and Faculties) April 15, 1979 [Apostolic Constitution]
- Sescentesima Anniversaria: (On the Occasion of the Sixth Centenary of the “Baptism” of Lithuania) June 5, 1987 [Apostolic Letter]
- Speeches: Numerous daily speeches to various groups by the Pope
- Tertio Millennio Adveniente: (As the Third Millenium Draws Near) November 10, 1994 [Apostolic Letter]
- Theology of the Body: Series of General Audiences
- The Third Centenary Anniversary of the Union of the Greek-Catholic Church of Romania with the Church of Rome: June 20, 2000[Apostolic Letter]
- The 350 Years of the Union of Uzhorod: April 18, 1996 [Apostolic Letter]
- Universi Dominici Gregis: (On the Vacancy of the Apostolic See and the Election of the Roman Pontiff) February 22, 1996 [Apostolic Constitution]
- Vita Consecrata: (On the Consecrated Life) March 25, 1996 [Apostolic Exhortation]
- Address of Pope John Paul II to the Tribunal of the Roman Rota: February 5, 1987[ English– Italian ]