Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Ad Gentes is the Second Vatican Council's Decree on the Missionary Activity of the Church. Passed by the bishops assembled by a vote of 2,394 to 5, it was promulgated by Pope Paul VI on November 18, 1965. The title means "to the nations" in Latin, and is from the first line of the decree, as is customary with Roman Catholic documents. Contents Doctrinal Principles Mission Work Itself Particular Churches Missionaries Organization of Missionary Activity Cooperation The text in English is available on the Vatican web site at: http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decree_19651207_ad-gentes_en.html This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.