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1 day ago · The June 4–13 closed-door gathering of experts in theology, ecclesiology, and canon law is being held at the Jesuit general curia down the street from the Vatican.
5 days ago · Pope Francis reaffirms all this in his “Letter,” noting the difference between free-flowing “charisms” of the Holy Spirit and stable, publicly recognized “ministries” in the Christian community like lector and acolyte.
2 days ago · The motu proprio, Magnum Principium, modified Canon 838 of the Code of Canon Law, which addresses the authority of the Vatican and national bishops’ conferences in preparing liturgical texts in vernacular languages.
5 days ago · In the Roman Catholic Church priests are required by canon law to pray the entire Liturgy of the Hours each day while deacons are required to pray the morning and evening hours. The practice among religious communities varies according to their rules and constitutions.
2 days ago · Formulated at the Second Vatican Council in 1963, the hierarchy of truths is a concept that can be applied to dialogues other than that between the different Christian confessions.
3 days ago · This is already stated in canon law. However, the DDF note explains there is room for "legitimate diversity" and "adaptations to various ethnic groups, regions, and peoples", as decided by...
2 days ago · New developments in the academic study of Canon Law are summarized in this article by The Revd Russell Dewhurst. Canon law was studied at Oxford and Cambridge since at least the thirteenth century [1] until Henry VIII closed the canon law faculties in 1535. The study of civil (Roman) law continued at these universities after the reformation ...
