For the Catholic associations called "pious unions" or "pious associations" in the past, see Association of the Christian faithful.
Pious association or pious union in the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church is the legal concept that describes an organization of Catholic persons, approved by the local ordinary, engaged in the practice of the spiritual and corporal works of mercy in the name of and in accordance with the teachings of the Church.[1][2]
- ^ Donnelly, Francis (1907). The Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Pious Organizations". Catholic Culture. Retrieved 22 March 2020.