Missions

General (Generalità)

• Apostolic Prefect (PREFETTO APOSTOLICO) Vol. IX, p. 1145
  APOSTOLIC PREFECT. - An apostolic prefecture is governed by a prelate who takes the name of apostolic prefect; he, together with the vicar…
• Catholic Missions (MISSIONI CATTOLICHE) Vol. VIII, p. 669
  CATHOLIC MISSIONS. - The Lord, before ascending into heaven, said to his disciples: «Pax vobis. Sicut misit me Pater et ego mitto vos» (Jn.…
• Ecclesiastical Superior (SUPERIORE ECCLESIASTICO) Vol. XI, p. 952
  ECCLESIASTICAL SUPERIOR. - He is the superior of autonomous or sui iuris missions, which represent the first stage of ecclesiastical…
• Indigenous Clergy of the Missions (CLERO INDIGENO DELLE MISSIONI) Vol. III, p. 1087
  INDIGENOUS CLERGY OF THE MISSIONS. - The specific purpose of the missions is to establish the Church in territories where it does not yet…
• In the Missions (NELLE MISSIONI) Vol. VIII, p. 1025
  IN THE MISSIONS. - Even in the revival of missionary apostolate the prescriptions concerning catechumens were numerous. In 1213 Richard,…
• Lettres Edifiantes et Curieuses Vol. VII, p. 737
  LETTRES EDIFIANTES ET CURIEUSES. - Title of a collection of letters sent by Jesuit missionaries, on events, traditions, journeys,…
• Missiology (MISSIONOLOGIA) Vol. VIII, p. 679
  MISSIOLOGY. - I. DEFINITION. - Missionary studies began in the last century, first through the work of Protestants and then of Catholics,…
• Missionary Adaptation (ADATTAMENTO MISSIONARIO) Vol. I, p. 194
  MISSIONARY ADAPTATION. - By this name (German Akkomodation or Anpassung; French Adaptation) missiology means that part of missionary…
• Missionary Methodology (METODOLOGIA MISSIONARIA) Vol. VIII, p. 539
  MISSIONARY METHODOLOGY. - M. m. is nothing other than pastoral practice in mission territories and has an exceedingly varied and constant…
• Missionary Stations (STAZIONI MISSIONARIE) Vol. XI, p. 785
  MISSIONARY STATIONS. - In mission territories, besides the parishes of the dioceses and the quasi-parishes of the quasi-dioceses, there are…
• Missionary Statutes (STATUTI MISSIONARI) Vol. XI, p. 776
  MISSIONARY STATUTES. - Since many missionary circumscriptions are entrusted to religious, numerous relationships arise between the…
• Monita Ad Missionarios Vol. VIII, p. 778
  MONITA AD MISSIONARIOS. - The Sacred Congregation of Propaganda Fide gave the first apostolic vicars of the Seminary of Paris certain…
• Neophytes (NEOFITI) Vol. VIII, p. 1025
  NEOPHYTES. - From the Greek νεόφυτος, meaning a new plant, hence tender. In Sacred Scripture it occurs once, though there are many…
• Padroado, Patronato Vol. IX, p. 334
  PADROADO, PATRONATO. - The complex of rights and obligations, formally granted and imposed by the pontiffs from the mid-15th century upon…
• Propagation of Christianity (PROPAGAZIONE DEL CRISTIANESIMO) Vol. X, p. 93
  PROPAGATION OF CHRISTIANITY. - I. L'OPERA APOSTOLICA. - It is easy to follow the stages of the growing expansion of the faith in the…
• Protectorate (PROTETTORATO) Vol. X, p. 125
  PROTECTORATE. - I. NATURE AND ORIGIN. - The religious or missionary protectorate consists in a convention by which the Christian powers…
• Quasi Diocese (QUASI DIOCESI) Vol. X, p. 232
  QUASI-DIOCESE. - With this term, which is not found in the Code or in official documents, some authors designate sui iuris missions,…
• School in Mission Territory (SCUOLA IN TERRITORIO DI MISSIONE) Vol. XI, p. 135
  SCHOOL IN MISSION TERRITORY. - The school problem was of greater importance in the modern period of the missions, but certainly not to the…
• Studia Linguarum Vol. XI, p. 881
  STUDY OF LANGUAGES. - The principal instrument of evangelization is oral preaching in the language of the people to whom one preaches.…
• Welt-Bott, Der Neue Vol. XII, p. 1036
  WELT-BOTT, DER NEUE. - A collection of missionary letters and reports, published in the period 1726-61 and constituting 5 large tomes,…