Documents by Type: Letters from the Roman Curia

Letters from the Roman Curia (45)	Author	Date
For the presentation of the Circular letter to Episcopal Conferences concerning Guidelines for dealing with cases of sexual abuse of minors perpetrated by clerics sexual abuse	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	2011.05.03
To bishops and priests in China China	Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples	2010.07.05
On the modifications introduced in Normae de gravioribus delictis doctrine	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	2010.05.21
To all the Priests of the Catholic Church in the People’s Republic of China China priest	Secretariat of State	2009.11.10
To permanent deacons deacon	Congregation for Clergy	2009.08.10
To priests for the Year for Priests priest	Congregation for Clergy	2009.05
To the Bishops' Conferences on the use of the sacred tetragrammaton as 'The Name of God' Bible	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2008.06.29
For the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests 2008 priest	Congregation for Clergy	2008.05.30
To bishops of China China	Secretariat of State	2008.04.22
Letter for the sanctification of the Clergy priest	Congregation for Clergy	2007.12.08
For the World Day of Prayer for the Santification of Priests priest	Congregation for Clergy	2007.06.09
On the Eucharist and the pastoral care of children children Eucharist	Congregation for Clergy	2005.01.08
On the collaboration of men and women in the Church and in the world woman	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	2004.05.31
Response to dubium on the posture of the faithful following Communion Mass	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2003.06.05
On hearing confessions on Good Friday and Holy Saturday penance Triduum	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2003.04.09
Response to dubium on kneeling to receive Holy Communion Holy Communion	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2003.02.26
Response to dubium on Communion in the hand Holy Communion	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2003.02
On kneeling for Communion Holy Communion	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2002.07.01
On translation and the use of the Neo-Vulgate Bible	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2001.11.05
On hearing confessions during Mass Mass penance	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2001.10
On the more serious offenses («graviora delicta») reserved to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith doctrine sexual abuse	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	2001.05.18
Responses to dubia on the posture of the people during Mass Mass	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2000.11.07
On the position of the priest during the Eucharistic liturgy Mass	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2000.09.25
On removing holy water from the fonts during Lent Lent	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	2000.03.14
Response to dubium on the age of confirmation confirmation	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	1999.12.18
Response to dubium on the contempt for the Eucharist Eucharist	Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts	1999.06.04
Doctrinal Declarations of Episcopal Conferences episcopal conference	Congregation for Bishops	1999.05.13
On abuses in general absolution penance	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	1999.03.19
Letter to Presidents of Bishops' Conferences on the Spirituality of Interreligious Dialogue inter-religious dialogue	Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue	1999.03.03
On the use of a fixed grilled in a confessional penance	Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts	1998.07.24
Clarification on the Celebration of the 'Tridentine' Mass Tridentine	Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”	1997.01.31
Clarification on the Celebration of the 'Tridentine' Mass Tridentine	Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”	1995.09.05
Annus internationalis familiæ On the reception of the Holy Communion by the divorced and remarried members of the faithful Holy Communion marriage	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	1994.09.14
Letter to the Presidents of Episcopal Conferences on Interreligious Dialogue inter-religious dialogue	Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue	1993.11.21
Communionis notio On some aspects of the Church understood as Communion ecclesiology	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	1992.05.28
Guidelines for the Celebration of the 'Tridentine' Mass Tridentine	Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”	1991
Orationis formas On certain aspects of the Christian meditation meditation	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	1989.10.15
Homosexualitatis problema On the pastoral care of homosexual persons bioethics homosexuality	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	1986.10.01
On communion in the hand Holy Communion	Congregation for Divine Worship	1985.04.03
Quattuor abhinc annos Letter to the Presidents of the world's various Episcopal Conferences to grant an 'indult' for bishops to authorize celebration of the so-called 'Tridentine' Mass according to the 1962 Missal Tridentine	Congregation for Divine Worship	1984.10.03
Sacerdotium ministeriale On the minister of the Eucharist Eucharist	Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	1983.08.06
Recentiores episcoporum Synodi On certain questions regarding Eschatology eschatology	Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	1979.05.17
In quibusdam Ecclesiæ partibus On children's first confession prior to first communion First Communion	Sacred Congregation for Clergy, Sacred Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship	1977.03.31
On the study of philosophy in seminaries philosophy seminary	Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education	1972.01.20
To episcopal conferences on guidelines to assist catechesis on the 'anaphora' of the Mass liturgy Mass	Consilium for Implementing the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy	1968.06.02