episcopal pastoral letters
- episcopal pastoral letters
This term refers to the pastoral letters issued by an episcopal conference about topics of importance to the Catholics who live in the nation or region served by the conference. In the United States, such letters have covered a variety of topics, including economics, Hispanic ministry, social justice, war, and so on.
Glossary of theological terms.
John T. Ford.
2014.
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