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The motu proprio, titled Law CCCLI, updates the laws governing the Vatican's judiciary system and replaced the previous judicial system which was founded in 1987. [1] It provided a head for the Office of the Promoter of Justice (prosecutor's office), and sets out a standardized procedure for possible disciplinary action against certified advocates.
The 1983 Code of Canon Law (abbreviated 1983 CIC from its Latin title Codex Iuris Canonici), also called the Johanno-Pauline Code, [1] [2] is the "fundamental body of ecclesiastical laws for the Latin Church". [3] It is the second and current comprehensive codification of canonical legislation for the Latin Church of the Catholic Church.
An apostolic constitution (Latin: constitutio apostolica) is the most solemn form of legislation issued by the Pope. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] By their nature, apostolic constitutions are addressed to the public.
The Vatican’s chief prosecutor has strongly defended the integrity and fairness of the city state’s justice system following criticism that Pope Francis' absolute power and his interventions ...
Such a document may be addressed to the whole church, to part of it, or to some individuals. [1] The first papal motu proprio was promulgated by Pope Innocent VIII in 1484. [ 2 ] It continues to be a common form of papal rescript , especially when establishing institutions, making minor changes to law or procedure, and when granting favours to ...
Pope Francis, surrounded by the shells of destroyed churches, leads a prayer for the victims of war at Hosh al-Bieaa Church Square, in Mosul, Iraq, once the de-facto capital of ISIS, on March 7, 2021.
The Acta Apostolicae Sedis is published in Latin, but also contains documents in many different languages. Since 1929, Acta Apostolicae Sedis can have a supplement in Italian , called Supplemento per le leggi e disposizioni dello Stato della Città del Vaticano , containing laws and regulations of Vatican City , the city-state founded the same ...