226. Subsidiarity and Layered Structure of the Church
Subsidiarity is connected to the spirituality of canon law because it promotes the participation of the entire faithful and prevents unnecessary centralisation.
October 2025
225. The Fifth Principle: The Principle of Subsidiarity
The principle of subsidiarity also applies to Church governance because the Church is a society structured in layers—parish, diocese, province, and episcopal conference.
224. Faculties Granted to Papal Legates in Mission Territories
The main function of a pontifical legate is “to continually make stronger and more effective the bonds of unity which exist between the Apostolic See and particular churches” (Can. 364).
223. Special faculties granted to De Propaganda Fide (6 October 2025)
The dicastery has been granted several special faculties, as certain circumstances in mission territories necessitate a degree of flexibility from the Church’s universal norms.