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The Vatican Publishing House (Italian: Libreria Editrice Vaticana; Latin: Officina libraria editoria Vaticana) (LEV) is a publisher established by the Holy See in 1926. It is responsible for publishing official documents of the Roman Catholic Church, including Papal bulls and encyclicals.^[1]

In 1926, the library was separated from the printing and transformed into autonomous body that was entrusted with the sale of books that were being made to print by the Holy See.

The Apostolic Constitution "Pastor Bonus" of John Paul II (June 28, 1988) classified the LEV as an institution affiliated with the Holy See, in Section IX, Article 191.^[2]

It has its own constitution and its own rules. The statutes of LEV 'Article 2 states: "The Libreria Editrice Vaticana has the fundamental aim of publishing the documents of the Supreme Pontiff and the Holy See."

The company owns the copyright to all the writings of the Pope, but did not start enforcing the copyright until the accession of Pope Benedict XVI.^[3]

See also

• List of papal bulls
• List of Encyclicals of Pope Pius XI
• List of Encyclicals of Pope Pius XII
• List of Encyclicals of Pope John XXIII
• List of Encyclicals of Pope Paul VI
• List of Encyclicals of Pope John Paul II
• List of Encyclicals of Pope Benedict XVI

References

1. ^ "Anniversaries and Exhibitions". The Catholic Historical Review 92 (2): 470–481. April 2007. doi:10.1353/cat.2007.0153. http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=/journals/catholic_historical_review/v093/93.2comments.html. Retrieved 2008-05-01. 
2. ^ Pope John Paul II. "Pastor Bonus". http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_jp-ii_apc_19880628_pastor-bonus-other-institutes_lt.html. 
3. ^ Owen, Richard (2006-01-23). "Vatican 'cashes in' by putting price on the Pope's copyright". The Times (London). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article717916.ece. Retrieved 2008-05-01. 

External links

• Vatican Publishing House Website, English not available
• Information pages on the Vatican website