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SOLLICITUDO OMNIUM ECCLESIARIUM

Apostolic letter of Pope Paul VI setting forth the duties of official representatives of the Roman Pontiff. The focus of the document is on updating the role of the numerous delegates of the Pope in various countries of the world, and in the different commissions where the Holy See is represented (june 24, 1969).