Having examined attentively the petition for recognition and approval by this Dicastery of the statutes of Couples for Christ (CFC) as a private international association of the faithful submitted by Mr. Frank Padilla, International Mission Director;

Considering the number of members belonging to CFC and the apostolic works in more than seventy countries all over the world which serve the family based on the plan of God and which assist those who are struggling to be Christian in the modern world (cf. n. 2.1 CFC Statutes);

Valuing the commendatory letters received from various dioceses of the world which reflect the positive appreciation of local Ordinaries for the presence of CFC members and for the activities developed to benefit the whole Church;

Having examined the Statutes presented and having assessed that there is no obstacle (nihil obstat) to the recognition of the Couples for Christ as an Association;

In light of art. 131-134 of the Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus for the Roman Curia,

THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR THE LAITY

the recognition of Couples for Christ as a private international association of the faithful with a juridical personality, approving their statutes ad experimentum for five years, according to Canons 298-311 and 321-329 of the Code of Canon Law. The Statutes, in their original form, are deposited in the Archives of this Dicastery.