''Acta Apostolicae Sedis'' (

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, appearing about twelve times a year.Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Oxford University Press 2005 ), article ''Acta Apostolicae Sedis'' It was established by Pope Pius X on 29 September 1908 with the decree ''Promulgandi Pontificias Constitutiones'', and publication began in January 1909. It contains all the principal decrees, encyclical letters, decisions of

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contained in it are to be considered promulgated when published, and effective three months from date of issue, unless a shorter or longer time is specified in the law.

''Acta Sanctæ Sedis''

''Acta Sanctæ Sedis'' (

for "Acts of the

") was a Roman monthly publication containing the principal public documents issued by the

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, directly or through the

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. It was begun in 1865, under the title of ''Acta Sanctæ Sedis in compendium redacta etc.''. Though not designated as the official means of promulgating laws of the Holy See, it was on 23 May 1904 declared an organ of the Holy See to the extent that all documents printed in it were considered "authentic and official". The ''Acta Sanctæ Sedis'' ceased publication four years later.

''Acta Apostolicae Sedis''

On 29 September 1908, Pope Pius X, in the decree ''Promulgandi Pontificias Constitutiones'', replaced the ''Acta Sanctæ Sedis'' with the ''Acta Apostolicae Sedis'', to which he gave the status of the official

of the

, and which began publication in January 1909. ''Acta Apostolicae Sedis'' is published in

and incorporates documents in many different languages. Since 1929, ''Acta Apostolicae Sedis'' carries a supplement in

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, called ''Supplemento per le leggi e disposizioni dello Stato della Città del Vaticano'', containing laws and regulations of

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, the city-state founded in that year. In accordance with paragraph 2 of the ''Legge sulle fonti del diritto'' of 7 June 1929, the laws of the state are promulgated by being included in this supplement.

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*Beal, John P., James A. Coriden, Thomas J. Green. ''New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law: Commissioned by the Canon Law Society of America'' (New York: Paulist Press, 2000).

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