following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the canon law of the Catholic Church: Catholic canon law is the set of rules and...

In the canon law of the Catholic Church, an impediment is a legal obstacle that prevents a sacrament from being performed either validly or licitly or...

history of the Catholic Church Jus antiquum Ignorantia juris non excusat Presumption of innocence Presumption (canon law) Treason Rights (Outline) Rule of law...

Code of Canon Law (abbreviated 1983 CIC from its Latin title Codex Iuris Canonici), also called the Johanno-Pauline Code, is the "fundamental body of ecclesiastical...

Canon law (from Ancient Greek: κανών, kanon, a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority...

The name Catholic Church for the whole church is used in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1990) and the Code of Canon Law (1983). "Catholic Church"...

Canon Law, canon 976 Code of Canon Law, canon 1003 §1 Canon 1012 Code of Canon Law, canon 1013 Code of Canon Law, canon 1014 Code of Canon Law, canon...

community of followers headed by a bishop (or equivalent), as defined by Catholic canon law and ecclesiology. A liturgical rite, a collection of liturgies...

In Catholic canon law, an interdict (/ˈɪntərdɪkt/) is an ecclesiastical censure, or ban that prohibits certain persons or groups from participating in...

Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2005 Canon 512 §1, 1983 Code of Canon Law Canon 536 §1, 1983 Code of Canon Law Canon 492 1983 Code of Canon Law Canon 537, 1983...