This is a sortable, incomplete, list of motu proprios by pontifical authors. Motu Propio Pope Year Content / phrase Ad beatissimi Apostolorum Benedict XV 1914 First world warAd purpuratorum patrum collegiumPope Paul VI1965Patriarchate.Pope Paul VI, Ad purpuratorum patrum collegium, published on 11 February 1965, accessed on 14 July 2026 Ad tuendam fidem John Paul II 1998 Oriental and Latin codes of canon law Ai nostri tempi Francis2013On criminal matters / Ai nostri tempi il bene comune è sempre più minacciato dalla criminalità transnazionale e organizzataAperuit illisFrancis2019Establishing the Sunday of the Word of God Bibliorum Scientiam Bonum sane Benedict XV 1920 Practices of honoring St. Joseph during the month of MarchCleri sanctitatiPius XII1957 Come Una Madre AmorevoleFrancis2016Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio on (2016-06-04) Crux PectoralisPius X1905Crux pectoralis, quamvis sit particulare signum episcopalis dignitatis Cum proximePius XI1922Periode of Interregnum changes on behalf of American Cardinals De concordia inter codicesFrancis2016Changes in canon laws of the Roman Catholic Church Dolentium HominumJohn Paul II1985 Pastoral care for the sick and erection of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers. Ecclesia Dei John Paul II 1988 Ecclesiae Sanctae Paul VI 1966 Promulgation of and norms for implementation of several Decrees of Vatican Council II, including Christus Dominus, Presbyterorum Ordinis, Perfectae Caritatis, Ad Gentes Divinitus Fides per DoctrinamBenedict XVI2013Fides per doctrinam sustineatur oportet, quae credentium mentem corque illuminare valeat: whereby the Apostolic Constitution “Pastor Bonus” is modified and competence for catechesis is transferred from the Congregation for the Clergy to the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization Fidelis Dispensator Et PrudensFrancis2014Established a new coordinating agency for economic and administrative affairs of the Holy See and the Vatican City State. Humanam ProgressionemFrancis2016 Instituted the Dicastery for promoting Integral Human Development Humani Generis Redemptionem Benedict XV 1917 Christian preachers and an ever-decreasing effect of their preachingI Beni TemporaliFrancis2016I beni temporali che la Chiesa possiede sono destinati a conseguire i suoi fini e cioè il culto divino / Regarding certain competencies in economic-financial matters In Cotidianis PrecibusPius XII1945 In Fructibus Multis Paul VI 1964 In hac Beatissimi PetriPius X1910 In hac Beatissimi Petri Cathedra ad procurandum Catholicae Ecclesiae Ingravescentem aetatemPaul VI1970On Voting Cardinals in the Conclave / Ingravescentem aetatem inter et aptitudinem ad quaedam maioris momenti officia Integrae Servandae Paul VI 1965 In Praeclara Summorum Benedict XV 1921 Sixth centenary of the death of Dante In Romanae CuriaePius X1910In Romanae Curiae ordinatione, per Constitutionem Sapienti Consilio decreta...Intima ecclesiae natura Benedict XVI 2012 Apostolic Letter issued Motu Proprio on the Service of Charity, opening words in English: The Church's deepest nature ... Le più colte Pius VII 1801 Trade liberalization Magnum principiumFrancis2017Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio on the authority and process of translating liturgical texts Maiorem hac DilectionemFrancis2017Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio on the Oblatio Vitae ("offer of life"), 11 July 2017 Maximum illud Benedict XV1919 Ministeria QuaedamPaul VI1972On first tonsure, minor orders and the subdiaconate (15 August 1972) English translation: Eternal Word Television Network, Ministeria Quaedam, accessed 30 March 2018 Ministrorum InstitutioBenedict XVI2013Ministrorum institutio sacrorum inter praecipuas Concilii Oecumenici Vaticani II / whereby the Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus is modified and responsibility for seminaries is transferred from the Congregation for Catholic Education to the Congregation for the Clergy Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus Francis2015Reform to the Canons of the Code of Canon that pertain to the marriage nullity cases. Mitis et Misericors IesusFrancis2015Reform of the canons of the Code of Canons of Eastern Churches pertaining to cases regarding the nullity of marriage Mysterii PaschalisPaul VI1969Reorganisation of the liturgical year Nobilissimam Sacrarum Benedict XV 1917 Omnium in MentemBenedict XVI2009 Normas NonnullasBenedict XVI2013Normas nonnullas per Apostolicas Litteras / on certain modifications to the norms governing the election of the Roman Pontiff Organi GiudiziariFrancis2013Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio On the Jurisdiction of Judicial Authorities of Vatican City State in Criminal Matters (11 July 2013) Pontificalis Domus Paul VI1968 Prevenzione Contrasto Francis2013Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio for the Prevention and Countering of Money Laundering, the Financing of Terrorism, and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Quando per ammirabile disposizione Pius VII 1816 Fiscal and criminal justice reform, abolition of torture Religiosorum OrdinumPius X1906Religiosorum Ordinum familias, utpote quae praeclaro semper et adiumento Rubricarum Instructum John XXIII1960Revision of the Breviary Quartus Iam Annus Benedict XV 1918 Quod Iam Diu Benedict XV1918 Sacramentorum Sanctitatis Tutela John Paul II 2001 Promulgation of Norms on more grave delicts reserved to the Congregation for the Doctrine of FaithSacrorum antistitumPius X1910Oath Against Modernism Sanctuarium In EcclesiaFrancis2017Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio on (2017-02-11) Sedula MaterFrancis2016Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio on (2016-08-15) Segreteria ComunicazioneFrancis2015Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio on (2015-06-27) Statuti Segreteria Per EconomiaFrancis2015Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio on (2015-02-22) Statuto AifFrancis2013Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio on (2013-11-15) Statuto Accademia VitaFrancis2016Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio on (2016-10-18) Statuto Dicastero Famiglia Laici VitaFrancis2016Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio on (2016-06-04) Statuto Dicastero Servizio Sviluppo Umano IntegraleFrancis2016Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio on (2016-08-17) Statuto Segreteria ComunicazioneFrancis2016Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio on (2016-09-06) Summorum PontificumBenedict XVI2007About the Roman Liturgy before the reform of 1970. Summo SanePius X1905Summo sane afficimur gaudio quod in Patriarchali Seminario Venetiarum Iuris canonici Schola Supremum OfficiumPius X1912 Supremi Disciplinae Trasferimento ApsaFrancis2014Transferral of the Ordinary Section of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See to the Secretariat for the Economy (8 July 2014) Tra le SollecitudiniPius X1903 Regulations for the performance of music in the Roman Catholic Church Traditionis custodesFrancis2021Restricting celebration of the Tridentine Mass (16 July 2021)Vos estis lux mundiFrancis2019Establishes new procedures to report abuse by clergy

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