Description: This one-volume work presents a digest of thirty documents produced by the Catholic Church relating to its catechetical ministry. The digest is selective; thus, only documents considered to be authoritative, those issued by the Pope or approved by the Conference of Catholic Bishops, are included. Brief introductory remarks precede each summary, but no commentary is given. The documents are divided into the following chapters: 1. Catechetical Ministry, 2. First Generation of Post-Conciliar Documents, 3. Post-Conciliar Catechetical Documents in the United States, 4. Towards a Maturity of Faith, 5. Liturgy and Catechesis, 6. Synodal Documents: Evangelization and Catechesis, 7. Documents for the Millennium, 8. Evangelizing Catechesis, 9. Catechesis in the American Context, 10. Addressing American Culture, 11. Ecumenism and Inter-Faith Dialogue, 12. Catechetical Personnel, and 13. Religious Education and Catechesis. The work includes an appendix of further documents, an index, and a chronology.