Veritatis_gaudium
Veritatis gaudium
2018 apostolic constitution by Pope Francis
Veritatis gaudium (The Joy of Truth)[1] is an apostolic constitution on ecclesiastical universities and faculties.[2] It was signed by Pope Francis on 8 December 2017[3] and entered into force on 29 January 2018.[1][4] It updates the 1979 apostolic constitution Sapientia christiana.[1] The document is 87 pages in length.[3] The new norms took legal effect on the first day of the 2018-2019 academic year or of the 2019 academic year, depending on the school year of particular institutions.[3]