Office of the Apostolic Charity


History

In Innocent III, there was a to the Apostolic Authority. His duties and the rules of operation of the Apostolic Office were described by Grzegorz X in the thirteenth century. In the bull of 1409 Alexander V introduced the standards of the office. Leo XIII delegated the apostolic almsgiver, who gave the apostolic blessing in the papal name on a special diploma. In 1998, in the apostolic constitution Pastor the bonus appeared that the office was directly subject to the Holy Father and serves on behalf of the poor. competence

The main task of the office is to provide small charitable assistance to persons in difficult financial circumstances, primarily in Rome; In 2011, the office provided financial assistance of 900,000 euros. The income for this activity comes from the parchment with the papal blessing issued by the office. Parchments can be spent on such occasions as the reception of the sacrament of Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation, marriage, ordination or permanent diaconate, consecration of the virgin or the profession of the nun, the anniversary of the birth or the sacrament of marriage, the ordinance of the priest or religious profession. In some cases, a special certificate issued by the appropriate church authority is required.

At the head of the office is the papal prince; From this year, Konrad Krajewski has been performing this task

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