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Dei Verbum (Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation)

https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19651118_dei-verbum_en.html

This Vatican II document is the foundation for all Catholic biblical interpretation. Pay particular attention to chapter III, nos. 11-13.

Summary of Dei Verbum

https://statucson.org/documents/2018/9/LT%20Times%20-%20Summary%20of%20Dei%20Verbum%20-%20Divine%20Revelation.pdf

This link is to a PDF document that summarizes the key points of the chapter in Dei Verbum (The Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation). This could be a helpful background and summary resource for either teachers or students.

The Vatican Website

https://www.vatican.va/

The Vatican Web site is a source for information (see Updates on the home page) not only on the Pope’s writings and addresses, but on the various activities sponsored or participated in by the many pontifical councils. Among these are the Pontifical Council on the Laity, on Promoting Christian Unity, and on the Family. A search for the Pontifical Council on Interreligious Dialogue yields recent writings and events related to the Muslim, Buddhist, and Hindu religions.

Gaudium et Spes: The Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World

https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_cons_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html

This Vatican II document provides an overview of the Church's activity in the world.

Saint Mary’s Press Resource Center

https://www.smp.org/resourcecenter/

This site provides a variety of religious education resources provided by Saint Mary’s Press, a leading Catholic resource provider. You can easily search for written and video presentations on a variety of topics—including the individual Sacraments.

Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity (Apostolicam Actuositatem)

https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decree_19651118_apostolicam-actuositatem_en.html

The Vatican Website provides the text of this document from the Second Vatican Council.

Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium), The Second Vatican Council

https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19641121_lumen-gentium_en.html

The Vatican Website provides the text of this document from the Second Vatican Council.

Vatican II Documents

https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/index.htm

This is the Vatican website with copies of all of the Vatican II documents.

The Church is Apostolic

https://www.catholicity.com/catechism/the_church_is_apostolic.html

This site explains key ideas from the Catechism of the Catholic Church in a simplified manner. This link leads directly to the explanation of the Apostolic nature of the Catholic Church.