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  2. Inter mirifica - Wikipedia

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    Inter mirifica identifies social communication as the press, cinema, television, and other similar types of communication interfaces. The term social communications, apart from its more general use, has become the preferred term within documents of the Catholic Church for reference to media or mass media. It has the advantage, as a term, of ...

  3. Ecclesiastical letter - Wikipedia

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    In the modern period also, papal letters have been constantly issued, but they proceed from the popes themselves less frequently than in the Middle Ages and Christian antiquity; most of them are issued by the papal officials, of whom there is a greater number than in the Middle Ages, and to whom have been granted large delegated powers, which include the issuing of letters.

  4. Apostolic Nunciature to the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Apostolic Delegation to the United States was established on January 24, 1893, with offices in Washington, D.C.; it was led by an apostolic delegate.The delegation was the result of an effort by the Holy See to establish communication between Pope Leo XIII and President Benjamin Harrison.

  5. FACT CHECK: Is The Pope Opening Up Five ‘Sacred ... - AOL

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    The origin of the claim that it has never been done before appears to be a Dec. 9 New York Post article with the headline, “Pope Francis to open 5 sacred portals on Christmas Eve — for a ...

  6. Evangelii gaudium - Wikipedia

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    Pope Francis, 2014. Everything mentioned in Evangelii Gaudium was brought up by Pope Francis during the first year of his pontificate, sometimes almost to the letter and other times implicitly. [10] The document follows a Synod of Bishops held from October 7 - 28, 2012 on the theme of the New Evangelization.

  7. Peter's Pence - Wikipedia

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    Over time, the payment came to be regarded as a tax rather than an offering, and payment was apt to be avoided, if possible, the more so as time went on. Indeed, in the 13th century, the revenue arising from it had been stabilized, on the basis of the assessment of a much earlier day, at the annual sum of £20 1 s. 9 d. for the whole of England.

  8. List of papal bulls - Wikipedia

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    Imposes tax of ten gold ducats on two out of the 115 synagogues in the Papal States 1555 (June 20) Praeclara Carissimi: Paul IV: Consisted of two parts. Confirmed the sale of church lands under Henry VIII of England and imposed the reordination of all clerics consecrated during Henry VIII and Edward VI of England. [151] 1555 (July 14) Cum nimis ...

  9. Apostolic Chancery - Wikipedia

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    In many cases the pope merely confirmed the provisions of his predecessor, but in others added or suppressed provisions. The result was an ancient collection of rules in force, and this mode of governing the Cancellaria continued even after Pope Pius X reformed the Roman Curia. These rules were usually divided into 3 classes: rules of direction ...