New Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Sacerdotalis

The gift of the priestly vocation, placed by God in the hearts of some men, obliges the Church to propose to them a serious journey of formation. It is for this reason that the Congregation of the clergy with approval from the Holy Father developed this document.
Guidelines of various kinds – theological, spiritual, pedagogical, and canonical – are offered in the text of this Ratio Fundamentalis, along with actual norms, which mirror those of the Code of Canon Law, and determine more precisely the manner of their application. Guidelines and norms have been integrated into the document, in order to provide a text enriched by considerations and perspectives of various kinds.
This document is suitable for priests and to those engaged in the task of ongoing formation as well as seminarians, so as to experience and to offer concrete initiatives.