A motu proprio (Latin "on his own impulse") is a document issued by the Pope on his own initiative and personally signed by him.When issued by the Pope, a motu proprio may be addressed to the whole Church, to part of it, or to some individuals.
My Italian is non existent, so I await the english translation of Ubicumque et semper (Everywhere and Always). The title comes from the first line of the motu proprio "The Church has a duty always and everywhere to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ".
Among the tasks entrusted to the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelisation is that of promoting the use of the Catechism of the Universal Church. "The Catechism is indeed", the prelate noted, "one of the most mature fruits to emerge from the directives of Vatican Council II. It is an organic compilation of the entire heritage of the development of dogma and is the most complete instrument to transmit the unchanging faith in the face of the constant changes and questions the world poses to believers". (VIS)
(From Wikipedia)The document lists the specific tasks of the Council which include:
- deepen the theological and pastoral significance of the new evangelisation;
- promote and encourage, in close collaboration with the Episcopal Conferences concerned, that can have an ad hoc body, study, dissemination and implementation of the papal magisterium on matters related to the new evangelisation;
- raise awareness and support activities related to the new evangelisation which are being applied in various particular Churches and to promote the realisation of new, actively involving the resources of the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, as well as in associations of the faithful and new community;
- study and promote the use of modern forms of communication, as tools for the new evangelisation;
- promote the use of the Catechism of the Catholic Church as an essential and comprehensive formulation of the content of faith to the people of our time.
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