Guidelines for Receiving Pastoral Ministers in the United States
Civil Law Considerations
The documents accessible in the links below are extended versions of the civil law chapters (i.e., immigration and financial/tax law) that appear in the Guidelines for Receiving Pastoral Ministers in the United States, Third Edition, available here.
- Immigration Law (November 12, 2014)
- Financial Law (November 12, 2014)
Please note that information provided in these chapters does not constitute legal advice. Dioceses, eparchies, seminaries, institutes of consecrated life, and societies of apostolic life should consult with legal counsel before developing local policies or applying information contained herein to individual cases.