Catechism of the Catholic Church

Imprimi Potest + Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Interdicasterial Commission for the Catechism of the Catholic Church Libreria Editrice Vaticana omnia sibi vindicat iura. Sine eiusdem licentia scripto data nemini liceat hunc Cat echismum denuo imprimere aut in aliam linguam vertere . The Holy See reserves all rights to itself. No one is allowed to reprint this Catechism or to translate it in another language without the permission of the Holy See. Latin text copyright © 1994, 1997, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano. English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church for the United States of America copyright © 1994, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops—Libreria Editrice Vaticana. English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church: Modifications from the Editio Typica copyright © 1997, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops—Libreria Editrice Vaticana. The English translation of the Alleluia Verse from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation (ICEL); excerpt from the English translation of Rite of Baptism for Children © 1969, ICEL; excerpt from the English translation of Rite of Marriage © 1969, ICEL; the English translation of the General Instruction, Antiphons, Non-Biblical Readings from The Liturgy of the Hours © 1973, 1974, 1975, ICEL; excerpts from the English translation of Rite of Penance © 1974, ICEL; excerpts from the English translation of The Ordination of Deacons, Priests, and Bishops © 1975, ICEL; excerpt from the English translation of Rite of Consecration to a Life of Virginity © 1975, ICEL; excerpts from the English translation of Rite of Confirmation © 1975, ICEL; excerpts from the English translation of Order of Christian Funerals © 1985, ICEL; excerpts from the English translation of Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults © 1985, ICEL; excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010, ICEL. All rights reserved. English translation of Laetamur Magnopere from L’Osservatore Romano. Glossary and Index Analyticus copyright © 2000, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations contained herein are adapted from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, 1971, and the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America, and are used by permission. All rights reserved. Excerpts from the Code of Canon Law, Latin/English Edition , are used with permission, copyright © 1983, Canon Law Society of America, Washington, DC. Citations of official church documents from Neuner, Josef, SJ, and Dupuis, Jacques, SJ, eds., The Chris tian Faith: Doctrinal Documents of the Catholic Church , 5th ed. (New York: Alba House, 1992). Used with permission. Excerpts from Vatican Council II: The Conciliar and Post Conciliar Documents, New Revised Edition edited by Austin Flannery, OP, copyright © 1992, Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN, are used by permission of the publisher, all rights reserved. No part of these excerpts may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without express permission of Liturgical Press. The design of the logo is adapted from a Christian tombstone in the catacombs of Domitilla in Rome, which dates from the end of the third century A.D. This pastoral image, of pagan origin, was used by Christians to symbolize the rest and the happiness that the soul of the departed finds in eternal life. This image also suggests certain char acteristic aspects of this Catechism: Christ, the Good Shepherd who leads and protects his faithful (the lamb) by his authority (the staff), draws them by the melodious symphony of the truth (the panpipes), and makes them lie down in the shade of the tree of life, his redeeming Cross which opens paradise. In 2016, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition , was updated to reflect the 2011 English translation of Eucharistic Prayers, Creeds, and other texts in the Roman Missal, Third Edition . United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 3211 Fourth Street, NE, Washington, DC 20017–1194 ISBN 978-1-60137-649-7 First Printing, November 2019