- The
Pontifical is a
liturgical book used by a bishop. It may also
refer specifically to the
Roman Rite
Roman Pontifical. When used as an adjective, Pontifical...
- A
Pontifical Legate is a
personal representative of the Pope. Specifically, this
title is used for: the
formal title of the
Cardinal or (Arch)bishop appointed...
- A
pontifical (Latin: pontificale) is a
Christian liturgical book
containing the
liturgies that only a
bishop may perform.
Among the
liturgies are those...
- A
pontifical university or
athenaeum is an
ecclesiastical university established or
approved directly by the Holy See,
composed of
three main ecclesiastical...
- The
pontifical secret,
pontifical secrecy, or
papal secrecy is the code of
confidentiality that, in
accordance with the
Latin canon law of the Catholic...
- In Catholicism, "of
pontifical right" is the term
given to
ecclesiastical institutions (religious and
secular institutes,
societies of
apostolic life)...
-
before they were
accepted as "
Pontifical."
There are ten
Pontifical academies headquartered at the
Vatican in Rome. The
Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts and...
- The
Roman Pontifical (Latin:
Pontificale Romanum) is the
pontifical as used in
Roman Rite
liturgies of the
Catholic Church. It is the
liturgical book...
- The "
Pontifical Anthem and March" (Italian: Inno e
Marcia Pontificale; Latin:
Hymnus et
modus militaris Pontificalis), also
known as the "Papal Anthem"...
- The
Pontifical Swiss Guard, also
known as the
Papal Swiss Guard or
simply Swiss Guard, is an
armed force and
honour guard unit
maintained by the Holy See...
