El exito internacional de ventas ahora en edicion mejorada! Esta segunda edicion del Catecismo de la Iglesia Catolica ha sido revisada en concordancia con el texto oficial latino promulgado por el papa Juan Pablo II en 1997. Ha sido tambien mejorada con la adicion de mas de 100 paginas que contienen lo siguiente: 1) un indice analitico traducido del texto latino, 2) un glosario de terminos y 3) el decreto de promulgacion del texto oficial latino. El primer nuevo compendio de doctrina catolica tocante a la fe y la moral en mas de 400 anos, el Catecismo de la Iglesia Catolica se mantiene, en palabras del papa Juan Pablo II, como "una norma segura para ensenar la fe" y "un autentico texto de referencia".

The full, complete exposition of Catholic doctrine, this second edition of the international bestseller has been significantly expanded, enhancing both its content and usability. Revised in accordance with the official Latin text promulgated by Pope John Paul II in 1997, the second edition now includes more than a hundred additional pages, offering such new features as a glossary of terms, an index of citations from sources and in-brief texts on core teachings. The essential elements of faith are presented in the most understandable manner, enabling everyone to read and know what the Church professes, celebrates, lives, and prays in her daily life. The first new compendium in more than 400 years, the second edition of the Catechism stands, in the words of Pope John Paul II, as "a sure norm for teaching the faith" and an "authentic reference text."