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| | Apostolic Succession - encyclopedia article about Apostolic Succession. |
 | | The Armenian Apostolic Church The Armenian Apostolic Church, sometimes incorrectly called the Armenian Orthodox Church is the world's oldest national church and one of the original churches, having been founded in 301. | | | Churches hold that apostolic succession is maintained through the ordination of their bishops A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. | | | The LDS claims that apostolic succession was broken during the Great Apostasy, or falling away from the teachings of Jesus Christ, and later restored in America. |
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| | Hexapedia - Holy See |
| | The Holy See is also called the "Apostolic See", although this name properly refers to any of five sees founded by an Apostle; the five Apostolic Sees, all of which are of patriarchal rank are (in descending order of precedence): Rome (Ss. | | | Because in this latter sense the Holy See comprises both the Pope and the Roman Curia, it is effectually the government of the Catholic Church; as such, it is recognised as having a legal personality under international law. | | | Aside from Rome, the archiepiscopal See of Mainz, which was also of electoral and primatial rank, is the only other see referred to as the "Holy See", although this usage is rather less common. |
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| | Catholic Culture : Document Library : Jesus Instituted Sacrament of Penance |
| | The Holy Father's Address of March 13, 1999 to the Apostolic Penitentiary, the confessors of Rome's Patriarchal Basilicas and a group of priests and seminarians. | | | Your Eminence, prelates and officials of the Apostolic Penitentiary, confessors of the Patriarchal Basilicas of the city, young priests and candidates for the priesthood who have taken the course on the internal forum organized again this year by the Apostolic Penitentiary, I welcome you affectionately to this traditional audience, which is particularly dear to me. | | | May my Apostolic Blessing, which I gladly impart to you, be an assurance of this peace for you and for all whom the Lord has entrusted or will entrust to your ministry. |
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| | For each one of them stands at the centre of all the apostolate, in all its forms, that is carried out in each particular Church, joined at the same time in the universal dimension of the Church as a whole. | | | This indeed is the highest ideal of the apostolate that has to be carried out in the Church and which concerns the bishops together with the successor of Peter. | | | The Congregation erects and approves religious and secular institutes and societies of apostolic life, or passes judgement on the suitability of their erection by the diocesan bishop. |
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http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/kirchenrecht/nomokanon/quellen/022.htm
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| | VATICAN NORMS GOVERNING GRAVE OFFENSES, INCLUDING SEXUAL ABUSE OF MINORS |
| | The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is the Supreme Apostolic Tribunal for the Latin Church and also for the Eastern Catholic Churches for examining the delicts defined in the preceding articles. | | | A confessor who directly violates the sacramental seal incurs a latae sententiae excommunication reserved to the Apostolic See; one who does so only indirectly is to be punished according to the gravity of the delict. | | | The more grave delicts reserved to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith must only be pursued in a judicial process. |
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| | PlenaryIndulgenceForYearOfTheEucharist |
| | According to a decree of the Apostolic Penitentiary, during the Year of the Eucharist a plenary indulgence may be gained by participating in acts of worship and veneration of the Most Holy Sacrament, as well as by praying vespers and compline of the Divine Office before the tabernacle. | | | The local bishop may also impart the apostolic blessing three times a year on dates of their choosing, at the end of a specially solemn Mass. | | | Finally, in imparting catechesis, let them urge the faithful to give frequent open testimonies of faith and veneration to the Most Blessed Sacrament as is proposed in the General Concession IV of Enchiridion Indulgentiarium, and also to be aware of the other concessions of the same Enchiridion: n. |
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http://www.catholic-church.org/ejtyler/PlenaryIndulgenceForYearOfTheEucharist.html
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| | Address to the Apostolic Penitentiary |
| | I also greet the confessors who live their priesthood with generous dedication to the ministry of sacramental reconciliation, and the young men present who, with a good understanding of the excellence and indispensability of this ministry, wanted to perfect their training by taking part in the course that is now ending. | | | It forms the basis of the priest's duty to the faithful and their right to expect the priest to administer the sacrament of Penance correctly. | | | Therefore in the Apostolic Letter Novo millennio ineunte I wrote: "The Jubilee Year, which has been particularly marked by a return to the sacrament of Penance, has given us an encouraging message, which should not be ignored. |
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| | ELECTION OF THE ROMAN PONTIFF |
| | He shall also communicate the news of the pope's death to the ambassadors or representatives of the various nations to the Apostolic See, as well as to the highest authorities in their countries. | | | SINCE THE Roman Pontiff, as successor of St. Peter in the See of Rome, is Vicar of Christ on earth as well as supreme Shepherd and visible head of the universal Church, his election has always been an object of special attention. | | | It cannot be denied that a previously established body of electors is still required and that this body should not have so many members that it cannot easily and quickly be assembled (as becomes necessary at times in periods of difficulty for the Church and the Supreme Pontificate). |
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| | Parish News |
| | The Apostolic Penitentiary instructs all pastors to inform Catholics about these indulgences "in the most convenient manner," and asks priest to be prepared to hear confessions and lead services of veneration in order to help the faithful receive the indulgences. | | | The decree also reiterates the Pope's instruction for local churches to make their own special plans for veneration of the Blessed Sacrament during the Year of the Eucharist. | | | For those who "through illness or other just cause" cannot visit a church to venerate the Eucharist, the decree allows a plenary indulgence if they "make the visit spiritually and with the heart's desire,… and recite the Our Father and the Creed, adding a pious invocation to Jesus in the Sacrament." |
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http://stjosephtheworker.homestead.com/par_news.html
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| | Independent Catholic News |
| | Speaking on Friday with officials of the Apostolic Penitentiary and priests and seminarians attending a course about Confession, he said: "the sacrament must be received from the priest above all with faith and humility, as well as with frequency." |
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| | Peace International Apostolic Ministries |
| | Christ Jesus is raising apostolic fathers in this nation, and Australia is to be prepared for spiritual awakening. | | | Over the conference it was obvious that the Lord was calling the people into apostolic community. | | | - For the “message of the Lord” (at this time the apostolic message of reform for which He is calling), to spread rapidly, be honoured (2 Thess 1:3) and bring change. |
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| | The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographies - L |
| | Apostolic visitor to several religious orders and congregations, Undersecretary of the S.C. for Religious, November 27, 1943; secretary, December 11, 1950. | | | Substitute of regent of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary, February 5, 1910. | | | Apostolic visitor to Eastern Indies dioceses dependent on S.C. for Propagation of Faith, June 11, 1924. |
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| | All Bishops of Roman Curia, Page 3 [Catholic-Hierarchy] |
| | Archbishop Ramiro Moliner Inglés, Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia | | | Archbishop Paolino Limongi †, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Iran | | | Archbishop Hilarion Montéty †, Apostolic Delegate Emeritus to Iran |
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| | The two sacraments are closely related, he said, encouraging priests to "preach the true doctine about the necessity of the sacrament of reconciliation for approaching Communion." The Pope lamented the fact that in many Catholic communities, the faithful have lost their appreciation of the need for regular Confession. | | | However, the faithful are strongly encouraged to make more frequent use of the sacrament, and to confession minor faults in order to strengthen their spiritual lives. | | | The Apostolic Penitentiary also oversees questions about indulgences. |
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http://www.catholicexchange.com/e3news/index.asp?article_id=169659
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| | The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - The Roman Curia |
| | The origins of the Apostolic Chancery are to be sought out in the very ancient office, going back to the IV century, of the notaries of Holy Roman Church, headed by the primicerius who was in turn aided hy the secundicerius. | | | It was divided into two different congregations established by Paul VI with the apostolic constitution Sacra Ritum Congregatio, on May 8, 1969: the S.C. for Divine Worship and the S. for the Causes of the Saints. | | | Pius X with his apostolic constitution Sapienti Consilio, June 29, 1908, widened its duties, giving it competence over bishops, which had formerly been exercised by the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars, which was suppressed. |
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| | College of Cardinals: sede vacante... |
| | While the Apostolic See is Vacant, the government of the Church is in the hands of the Sacred College of Cardinals only with regard to ordinary business and those matters which cannot be deffered, and with regard to the preparation of all those matters which are necessary for the election of the new Pope. | | | If the office of the Chamerlengo of the Holy Roman Church or of the Major Penitentiary becomes vacant, the College of Cardinals must elect a successor as soon as possible. | | | During the vacancy of the Apostolic See, the Camerlengo administers the goods and temporal rights of the Holy See. |
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| | Confession in the Catholic Church, TCRNews.com |
| | The Pope made this appeal today when he met with officials of the Apostolic Penitentiary, as well as with priests and seminarians who are attending an annual course on the so-called internal forum -- matters of conscience relating to the sacrament of penance. | | | VATICAN CITY, MARCH 28, 2003 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II reminded priests about their need to go to confession frequently and to be faithful to Church teaching when they administer the sacrament. | | | The Holy Father said the sacrament of the forgiveness of God "must be received from the priest above all with faith and humility, as well as with convinced frequency." |
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| | The Word From Rome January 30, 2004 |
| | The Penitentiary deals with the so-called “internal forum,” meaning issues known only to a penitent and his or her confessor or spiritual director. | | | These can include five latae sententiae, or automatic, excommunications reserved to the Holy See: a priest breaking the secrecy of the confessional; a priest absolving his accomplice in a sexual sin; physically attacking the pope; a bishop consecrating another bishop without the permission of the Holy See; and a person desecrating the Eucharist. | | | Stafford said he sees the Penitentiary as a sort of “Rorschach test” for one’s attitudes towards the church, about what’s important and what’s peripheral. |
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| | Zenit News Agency - The World Seen From Rome |
| | Brothers and sisters of the Church in China, together with the faithful throughout the world who are preparing to celebrate the Great Jubilee and the beginning of a new Millennium, you have responded to the invitation of the Successor of Peter and the Bishop of Rome and you are approaching this event in faith. | | | On the eve of the Great Jubilee, when we will commemorate the two thousandth anniversary of the Birth of Christ, I greet all of you joyfully and with great affection in the love of God the Father and in the communion of the Holy Spirit. | | | Led by your Pastors and in communion with them, you, dear priests, religious men and women, and lay people, will develop updated pastoral plans, placing primary emphasis on all that relates to the proclamation of Jesus and his word of life, and giving special attention to young people. |
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| | Other likely Congregations would seem to be ones for the Clergy or the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies for the Apostolic Life (professed religious) or even Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. | | | She dismissed the idea that the rules cited above makes the Apostolic Penitentiary even more significant than the Pope, even though filling his position takes precedence even over the election of a new pontiff. | | | It makes sense that the Major Penitentiary would merit such consideration only if the papacy takes the threat of wicked clergy most seriously indeed and believes constant vigilance and total secrecy are necessary. |
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| | In his discourse the Holy Father emphasized that "Jesus is the sole and necessary mediator of eternal salvation. | | | The Pope continued his speech, affirming that the confessor is obligated "to offer his time and understanding patience to the faithful with full availability." Even the priest not in direct pastoral care over souls "will provide generous and ready care." | | | The Holy Father concluded by exhorting the priests of the entire world to "be generous ministers of the Sacrament of penance in order that the wave of divine mercy may reach every soul in need of purification and comfort." AC/CONFESSION/APOSTOLIC PENITENTIARY VIS 20010402 (470) |
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| | In order that the faithful may easily be able to satisfy the obligation of making an individual confession, let care be taken that confessors are available in the churches on days and at hours that are convenient for the faithful. | | | The teaching of the Council of Trent must be firmly held and faithfully put into practice. | | | This Sacred Congregation has carefully considered these questions and, taking account of the Instruction of the Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary of March 25, 1944, makes the following declarations: 1. |
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| | PENITENTIARY - LoveToKnow Article on PENITENTIARY |
| | In its ecclesiastical use the word is used as the equivalent both of the Latin poenitentiarius, penitentiary priest, and poenitentiaria, the dignity or office of a poenitentianus. | | | In general, the poenitentianius, or penitentiary priest, is in each diocese what the grand penitentiary is at Rome, i.e. | | | By an extension of the latter sense the name is applied to the department of the Roman Curia known as the apostolic penitentiary (sacra poenitenhiaria apostolica), presided over by the cardinal grand penitentiary (major poenitentiarius, Ital. |
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| | Papal bull on the jubilee |
| | Contemplating the mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God, the Church prepares to cross the threshold of the third millennium. | | | John Paul, Bishop, servant of the servants of God, to all the faithful journeying towards the third millennium, health and apostolic blessing! | | | All the faithful, properly prepared, can fully enjoy, throughout the jubilee, the gift of the indulgence, in accordance with the following norms. |
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Vincent Ferrer |
| | Benedict then called him to Avignon and appointed him confessor and Apostolic penitentiary. | | | Not until November, 1399, did Benedict allow Vincent Ferrer to begin his apostolate, furnished with full powers of a legate a latere Christi. | | | From 1385 to 1390 he taught theology in the cathedral at Valencia. |
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| | Sunday Papers - International Elections - Indymedia Ireland |
| | An exception is made for the Camerlengo of Holy Roman Church and the Major Penitentiary, who continue to exercise their ordinary functions, submitting to the College of Cardinals matters that would have had to be referred to the Supreme Pontiff. | | | The "last rites" are one of the seven sacrements or rituals of dogma which the Roman Catholic church deem to be apostolic, and are normally given to persons who are thought to be dying. | | | Cardinals who, by virtue of No. 33 of this Constitution, do not enjoy the right of electing the Pope are granted the faculty of not attending these General Congregations, should they prefer. |
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| | ENCHIRIDION OF INDULGENCES |
| | Given at Rome, from the Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary, on the 29th day of June in the year 1968, the feast of the Holy Apostles, Peter and Paul. | | | Visit to a Church or Oratory of Religious on the Feast of the Holy Founder (Visitatio ecclesiae vel oratorii Religiosorum die festo Sancti Fundatoris) | | | In the Apostolic Constitution The Doctrine of Indulgences of January 1, 1967 we read: "Holy Mother Church has then deemed it fitting, in order to give greater dignity and esteem to the use of indulgences, to introduce some innovations into her discipline of indulgences and has accordingly ordered the issuance of new norms." |
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| | Cologne/Decree |
| | Having explained these points to the Holy Father, the Apostolic Penitentiary has been endowed with special faculties to proclaim with this Decree the gift of the Indulgence, according to the mind of the same Supreme Pontiff, as follows. | | | In receiving the sacrament of the Eucharist as worthily as possible, they will witness to their love for Christ the King of the Universe and will increase and express it in works of fervent charity and a deeply committed universal apostolate. | | | L'Osservatore Romano is the newspaper of the Holy See. |
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| | Catholic World News : Special indulgences for World Youth Day |
| | According to a Latin-language decree of the Apostolic Penitentiary dated August 2 and made public August 8, a plenary indulgence is available to the faithful who attend the sacred functions of World Youth Day and also "attentively and religiously" participate in its solemn conclusion on Sunday, August 21. | | | The decree lists the additional conditions that must be fulfilled in order to gain this or any other plenary indulgence: sacramental Confession, reception of Holy Communion, prayer for the intention of the Holy Father, and a soul free from attachment to any sin. | | | For more information on indulgences, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1471 ff.) and Pope Paul VI's 1967 apostolic constitution on indulgences. |
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| | ABC News: Pope Marks Ash Wednesday in Rome Hospital |
| | "In addressing you, brothers and sisters, I feel the joy and the honor of leading this solemn ceremony in the name of the Holy Father," said Stafford, who heads the Apostolic Penitentiary, a Vatican tribunal that deals with excommunications and other issues. |
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| | Distribute encyclicals, apostolic constitutions, apostolic letters and the like to the bishops throughout the world. | | | It is also responsible for providing priests to hear confessions to the Patriarchal Basilicas of Rome. | | | This Congregation has responsibility for matters concerning religious orders and the priests and religious belonging to them. |
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| | Catholic World News : Vatican Releases New Manual of Indulgences |
| | Cardinal William Baum, the head of the Apostolic Penitentiary, said that the new Manual of Indulgences should clarify the teachings of the Church regarding indulgences. | | | The new document offers the faithful a series of reminders on ways in which to atone for sins: through prayer, the sacraments, acts of charity, penance, and interior conversion. | | | The manual also contains some examples which carry a contemporary flavor, such as the suggestion that praying along with the Pope by means of a television or radio broadcast could be a proper form of reparation and a means of obtaining indulgence. |
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| | Address to the Apostolic Penitentiary |
| | We beseech you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God” (2 Cor 5:20). | | | As I hope for abundant graces for the fruitful exercise of this ministry of reconciliation, I impart a special Apostolic Blessing to you, priests and candidates for the priesthood present here, who represent for me, as universal Pastor, the whole world’s priests and candidates for the priesthood. | | | I warmly greet the confessors of the Patriarchal Basilicas of the city: I express to them my gratitude for the generosity, constancy and humility they dedicate to the service of the confessional, through which they bring to souls God’s forgiveness and an abundance of his graces. |
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http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/1997/march/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19970317_penitenzieria-apostolica_en.html
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| | In the Apostolic Constitution Indulgentiarum doctrina of 1 January 1967 we read: "The Church at this time has seen fit to introduce new elements and decree new norms with regard to indulgences in order to enhance the value of this practice and the esteem for it." | | | Norm 13 of the Constitution establishes this: "The Enchiridion indulgentiarum is to be revised with a view to attaching indulgences only to major prayers and devotional, penitential, and charitable works." | | | Given at Rome at the Apostolic Penitentiary, 29 June 1968, the solemnity of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul. |
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http://www.catholicliturgy.com/index.cfm/FuseAction/DocumentContents/DocumentIndex/555
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| | Offices and Services - General Procura |
| | Business is mostly conducted with the Secretariate of State, the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and the Congregation for Oriental Churches. | | | The Procurator’s Office deals in general with the juridical aspects of the Order’s business with the Holy See. | | | passports, visas and permissions and special cases (Secretariate of State), validation of academic degrees (Congregation for Catholic Education), special faculties in the internal forum, indulgences (Apostolic Penitentiary); faculties for ordained ministry (Vicariate of Rome); particular consultations by the various Congregations. |
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| | http://www.uib.no/cms/calendar/events/conf011003.htm |
| | But the ideas according to which they were conceived and the formate they got, reflected the overarching institutional apparatus and theology of the Church centred around the Holy See in Rome. | | | Social and Territorial Endogamy in Dubrovnik: Evidence from the Holy Penitentiary Registers (de matrimonialibus) during the Pontificates of Paul II and Sixtus IV (1464-1483) | | | The penitentiary supplications originated from all parts of Western Christendom. |
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http://www.uib.no/cms/calendar/conf011003.htm
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| | Archdiocese of Denver - DCR - World/Nation |
| | The Apostolic Penitentiary is one of three tribunals of the Holy See. | | | Cardinal Stafford will be called the "major penitentiary." The agency also commissions priests to serve as confessors in Rome's major basilicas. | | | The penitentiary is divided into two offices: One governs indulgences, and the other is a court that handles cases of conscience and absolves individuals from sins reserved to the Holy See. |
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| | Indulgence Program |
| | Mary Ellen Nourse, T.O.P. Medieval Times (Age of Faith) From the 5th Century through the 13th Century | | | To Praise * to Bless * to Preach | | | John C. Keenan, T.O.P. Apostolic Times and the Fathers |
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| | Apostolic Penitentiary - Confession |
| | Remaining in effect also, therefore, would be the entirety of the "General remarks" in Gift, as a reflection of the mind of the Holy See. | | | APOSTOLIC PENITENTIARY to a doubt proposed on 16 February 2005, by the beloved in Christ Fr. | | | The following was received by EWTN in response to a question directed to the Apostolic Penitentiary, the Roman dicastery responsible for the administration of Indulgences. |
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| | Since that date great strides and important changes have taken place in matters of Church discipline, in the celebration of the sacred rites, and especially in the use of the Word of God. | | | In publishing this third edition of The Handbook of Indulgences, the Apostolic Penitentiary earnestly hopes that the faithful are greatly aided in their quest for holiness, whether through their devout use of indulgences or through their zeal for the charity and good works which are the very root and foundation for indulgences. | | | For purposes of historical accuracy this third edition also includes the apostolic constitution Indulgentiarum doctrina so that it can be seen that what is found in the original document has undergone no change. |
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| | Fr. Bill's Letters to the Parish |
| | Speaking on March 13 to young priests and seminarians taking part in an annual course organized by the Apostolic Penitentiary, Holy Father said: "It is necessary to make one's confession before approaching the Eucharist whenever one is conscious of having committed mortal sin. | | | The Pope said that "it is God's will that the forgiveness of sins and restoration to divine friendship should be accomplished through the work of the Church." He illustrated his point by citing the words of Jesus to Peter: "Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven." | | | "The Apostolic Penitentiary is one of the top ecclesiastical tribunals at the Vatican, responsible for problems of "the internal forum"-in other words, the forgiveness of sins and indulgences. |
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| | Deutsche Bischofskonferenz: Papst und Kurie |
| | As president of the council, he organized the international meetings of the 12th World Youth Day in Paris in 1987; the 15th World Youth Day held in Rome-Tor Vergata during the Jubilee Year 2000 and the 17th World Youth Day in Toronto, Canada in 2002. | | | Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary, 4 October 2003. | | | Cardinal James Francis Stafford, Archbishop emeritus of Denver, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary, was born on 26 July 1932 in Baltimore, Maryland (United States of America), the son of F. Emmett and Mary Dorothy Stafford. |
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| | As Catholics, we do hold to the doctrine of indulgences and to the practice of granting them. | | | Indeed, the Holy Father has approved a special plenary indulgence to mark the Year of the Eucharist (October 2004 to October 2005). | | | Motivated by the doubts and confusion over indulgences that arose after Vatican Council II, Pope Paul VI in his Apostolic Constitution on the Revision of Indulgences (1967) stated, "They would appear to be solidly founded on divine Revelation, handed down from the Apostles." |
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| | Cardinal Stafford Is Appointed Major Penitentiary of Church | | | VATICAN CITY, OCT. 5, 2003 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II appointed American Cardinal Francis Stafford the new major penitentiary of the Church. | | | Among the competencies of the Apostolic Penitentiary is that of assisting in the formation of confessors. |
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http://www.catholic.net/global_catholic_news/print.phtml?news_id=42115
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| | Secret Archives of the Vatican |
| | As the 20th century dawned, the increasingly free flow of information around the world (and the decreasing political power of the Catholic Church) made it more and more difficult for the Vatican to effectively control what people were reading. | | | An even more secret archive known as the "Apostolic Penitentiary" exists, containing papal documents and canon law, and a lot of other stuff which is super-classified. | | | A heavily edited index of the Archives contents was published, and a large set of rules were developed regarding who got access to what. |
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http://www.rotten.com/library/religion/secret-archives-vatican
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| | The Catholic Advocate |
| | “The sacrament of penance is the leading instrument for vocational discernment,” he told officials of the Apostolic Penitentiary, priests who hear confessions in the major basilicas of Rome, and priests and seminarians completing a course offered by the office. | | | Spiritual directors and other seminary officials cannot assume that such problems will be resolved as formation continues, the Pope said in a recent message to the Apostolic Penitentiary, the Vatican office that deals with matters related to the sacrament of confession. | | | VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A seminarian who has continuing difficulties with chastity should not be considered an appropriate candidate for priestly ordination, Pope John Paul II said. |
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http://www.rcan.org/advocatearchive/032702/news2.htm
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| | Politics of the Vatican City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Political pressure groups and leaders: none (exclusive of influence exercised by church officers) | | | The Prefecture for Economic Affairs coordinates the finances of the Holy See departments and supervises the administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See, an investment fund dating back to the Lateran Pacts. | | | The Apostolic Penitentiary deals with matters of conscience; the Roman Rota is responsible for appeals, including annulments of marriage; and the Apostolic Signatura is the final court of appeal. |
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http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_the_Vatican_City
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