| ACBC | Australian Catholic Bishops Conference |
| AG | Ad Gentes: Decree on the Mission Activity of the Church, 7 December 1965 |
| CELAM | Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (Latin American Episcopal Conference) |
| DP | Dialogue and Proclamation: Reflections and Orientations on Interreligious Dialogue and the Proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: Joint Document of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, 19 May 1991 |
| DV | Dei Verbum: Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, 18 November 1965 |
| EG | Evangelii Gaudium: Apostolic Exhortation of Francis on the Proclamation of the Gospel in Today’s World, 24 November 2013 |
| ES | Ecclesiam Suam: Encyclical of Paul VI on the Church, 6 August 1964 |
| EN | Evangelii Nuntiandi: Apostolic Exhortation of Paul VI on Evangelisation, 8 December 1975 |
| FR | Fides et Ratio: Encyclical of John Paul II on the Relationship between Faith and Reason, 14 September 1998 |
| GME | Gaudet Mater Ecclesia: Opening Address of John XXIII at the Second Vatican Council, 11 October 1962 |
| GS | Gaudium et Spes: Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, 7 December 1965 |
| LF | Lumen Fidei: Encyclical of Francis on the Light of Faith, 29 June 2013 |
| LS | Laudato Si’: Encyclical of Francis on the Care of Our Common Home, 24 May 2015 |
| NE | The New Evangelisation |
| NMI | Novo Millennio Ineunte: Apostolic Letter of John Paul II at the Close of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, 6 January 2001 |
| RH | Redemptor Hominis: Encyclical of John Paul II at the Beginning of His Papal Ministry, 4 March 1979 |
| RM | Redemptoris Missio: Encyclical of John Paul II on the Permanent Validity of the Church’s Missionary Mandate, 7 December 1990 |
| US | Ubicumque et Semper: Apostolic Letter of Benedict XVI in the form of Motu Proprio establishing the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, 21 September 2010 |