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- ↑ "The Directory is a response to the invitation extended by John Paul II to the Pontifical Council for the Laity in Christifideles Laici to draw up a list of associations which have received the "official recognition and explicit approval" of the Holy See."( Cf. JOHN PAUL II, Postsynodal Apostolic Exhortation Christifideles Laici, no 31) "The Holy See - Roman Curia - Pontifical Councils - Pontifical Council for the Laity". Archived from the original on 2011-04-04. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ↑ Directory of International Associations of the Faithful Archived April 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Code of Canon Law, canon 312 and canon 322
- ↑ International Associations of the Faithful: Directory, accessed 9 August 2019
- ↑ Pontifical Council for the Laity Newsletter no. 16/2008
