Pontifical right

“of pontifical right” is the term given to the ecclesiastical institutions (the religious and secular institutes, societies of apostolic life) either created by the Holy See or approved by it with the formal decree, known by its Latin name, Decretum laudis [“decree of praise”]. The institutions of pontifical right depend immediately and exclusively on the Holy See in the matters of internal governance and discipline.

Pontifical right

“of pontifical right” is the term given to the ecclesiastical institutions (the religious and secular institutes, societies of apostolic life) either created by the Holy See or approved by it with the formal decree, known by its Latin name, Decretum laudis [“decree of praise”]. The institutions of pontifical right depend immediately and exclusively on the Holy See in the matters of internal governance and discipline.