CONGREGATIO PRO INSTITUTIS VITAE CONSECRATAE ET SOCIETATIBUS VITAE APOSTOLICAE
Prot. n. E. 16-1/97
DECREE -
The Clerical Missionary Society of Apostolic Life of the Heralds of Good News whose principal seat is established in the Diocese of Eluru was founded by the Reverend Father Jose Kaimlett and erected as of diocesan right on May 5, 1991, by the Most Reverend John Mulagada, Bishop of Eluru.
The Society has a charism that is unique to itself of training and supplying zealous and saintly priests wherever there is a need in the universal Church.
Supported by the testimonial letters of the other diocesan Bishops concerned, the Most Reverend John Mulagada, Bishop of Eluru, asked the Apostolic See to have the Society of the Heralds of Good News recognized as of pontifical right.
The Most Holy Father Pope John Paul II, having heard the favorable opinion of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, graciously granted the above-mentioned request.
Using this present Decree, therefore, this Congregation declares that, from now onwards, the Society of the Heralds of Good News is a Clerical Society of Apostolic Life of pontifical right.
The same Congregation moreover approves and confirms the Constitutions which correspond to the English text kept in its archives.
All things to the contrary not withstanding.
Vatican, May 5, 1999, 58th birthday of Father Jose Kaimlett, Founder of the Society of the Heralds of Good News.
CONGREGATIO PRO INSTITUTIS VITAE CONSECRATAE ET SOCIETATIBUS VITAE APOSTOLICAE
Prot. n. E. 16-1/2004
DECREE -
The Director-General of the Society of Apostolic Life of the Heralds of Good News, in the name of the members of the Extra-ordinary General Assembly held on 26-30 April 2004, has requested that the modifications of the text of the Constitutions be introduced.
This Congregation for institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic life, after attentive examination of the same, by this present Decree, approves the above mentioned modifications so that they be incorporated into the text of the Constitutions as per the sample copy preserved in the archives of this congregation. For the rest let everything that is to be observed by right be observed.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary.
Given at Rome, On 31 July 2004, Memory of St. Ignatius, Founder of the Society of Jesus.
ONGREGAZIONE PER GLI ISTITUT1 DI VITA CONSACRATA E LE SOCIETA DI VITA APOSTOLICA
Prot. n. E. 16-1/2004
DECREE -
The Heralds of Good News, a Clerical Missionary Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right, in their General Assembly of 2009 voted to accept a revised text of the Constitutions which had been first approved in 1999.
After careful study of the documents and some subsequent modifications, with this Decree the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life approves this revised text of Constitutions.
May the living of this renewed expression of their Constitutions provide inspiration and strength for all of the members as they seek to preach the Good News of Jesus throughout the world, by word and example, under the protection of their patrons, Mary Queen of Apostles and St. Joseph the Worker.
Given at the Vatican, 15 August 2009
Feast of the Assumption of Mary