Tag: Canon Law

Pope amends canons to give greater authority to bishops, conferences

Saying he wanted to promote a "healthy decentralization" of some aspects of church life, Pope Francis made several...

Vatican formalizes process for approving liturgical translations

Four years after Pope Francis modified canon law to emphasize the responsibility of bishops' conferences for judging the...

What the new revisions to the Code of Canon Law mean for safeguarding

The new series of laws and provisions set out in the revised section on crimes and penalties in...

Pope promulgates revised canon law on crimes, punishments

A series of laws and procedures promulgated by now-retired Pope Benedict XVI and, especially, by Pope Francis to...

Revised canon law on crimes, penalties almost ready for publication

The revised section of the Code of Canon Law dealing with crimes and penalties, including those related to...