Can someone apprise me of a website or a book that solely contains novenas formally approved by the Catholic Church and containing some mark or designation as to that effect? There are novenas galore on the Internet, but I have yet to find one that comes with stamps of approval from either the local ordinary or the pope. Hence, this question. Thank you.

On the 7th electronic page of [*The Precious Blood*](https://ia802601.us.archive.org/21/items/a5807812fabe00uoft/a5807812fabe00uoft.pdf) , is found: I found no copyright date in this book but Internet Archive estimates it to have been published between 1860 and 1890. I have noticed that many books such as this one published in the nineteenth century either do not contain an *Imprimatur* or indicate something to the effect (as is the case here): "an Approbation" by a competent ecclesiastical authority---in this instance, the Archbishop of Baltimore (Baltimore being the place where this book was published.) QUESTION: Would an "Approbation" of this sort constitute what today we refer to as an "Imprimatur"? I ask this, for I have seen the term *imprimatur* used in the late 1800s---but never, as far as I can recall---as late as the early 1800s? As an aside (not officially part of the above question, might anyone know what "Republished from the Adbance Sheets" means; and, is "Adbance" perhaps, a typo?) Thank you.

I have started to read "Introduction to the Bible" by Fr. John Laux, M.A.. The following is extracted from pg. 20: > The Third Plenary Council of Baltimore (1884) says in its Pastoral Letter: "It can hardly be necessary to remind you, beloved brethren, that the most highly valued treasury of every family library, and the most frequently and lovingly made use of , should be the Holy Scriptures." > 3. We are not, however, allowed to read any and every translation of the Bible , but only such as has been approved by ecclesiastical authority.... Undoubtedly, among other things perhaps, the said "approval by ecclesiastical authority" requires a valid *Imprimatur*. Does anyone know which Pope decreed such and which encyclical (or some other document) may the described prohibition be contained in?

Recently, I came across a book published in 2012 which indicates an "Imprimatur" (i.e., permission to print) from Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Auxiliary Archbishop, Archdiocese of Cincinnati. It contains, however, no Nihil Obstat (which indicates that the book is not objectionable on doctrinal or moral grounds). I don't recall having ever seen a book published with an Imprimatur but no Nihil Obstat. An example from another of his book: ---- QUESTION: Should I have reason to suspect that the Imprimatur is not valid? I ask this, because: 1. How can an archdiocese mandate "let it be printed" without having first assigned it to a qualified censor to determine if there is anything contained therein objectionable to the Catholic Faith? 2. Can an auxiliary bishop grant an Imprimatur? I thought that the granting of a valid Imprimatur comes is the prerogative of the local ordinary alone---which in this case would be the archbishop of Cincinnati---provided of course, that either the real author resides in Cincinnati or the book was published in Cincinnati? Incidentally, the book indicates a publisher based in Erlanger, KY, which is within the diocese of Covington, KY---and not Cincinnati. QUESTION 2: The author indicated on the book is a young (< 50 years old) Australian who operates several companies and publishes many, many books (with his name on it)---some of which have been marketed to both Catholics and Protestants under "different" publishing companies. *If* a ghostwriter is involved, how does Canon Law account for that? I interpret the author as being the one who actually writes the book, not necessarily the one who's name appears on the book.

I have extracted the following from https://www.goodcatholicbooks.org/alphonsus/alphonsus-facts.html (Papal approval) ``No ecclesiastical writer has ever received more direct, positive and formal approbation than that accorded by the Holy See to the moral writings of this Doctor of the Church. While still alive, four Popes expressed their admiration of his prudent doctrine. (…) In 1831, Pope Gregory XVI enhanced this approbation when he decreed that professors of theology could safely teach any opinion of St. Alphonsus, and that confessors, without weighting reasons, could safely follow him... I have searched on and off for over a year to find the document containing Pope Gregory's aforesaid approbation---but I have not found it. If I had a title of the document, it would be much easier, but the author of the above paragraph does not provide it. QUESTION: Does anyone know which document of Pope Gregory XVI contains this approbation he bestowed on the writings of St. Alphonsus Liguori? Also, would such an approbation be equivalent to an *imprimatur*? Thank you.

**According to Catholicism, can an imprimatur be revoked?** If so under what conditions are necessary to merit such a decision, if any.

What is the scope of an imprimatur? What does a work having an imprimatur mean for that work? What does it mean for the body of doctrine itself?

There are several Bible translations that have an imprimatur in the Catholic Church, such as the New Jerusalem Bible. This Wikipedia article lists other translations with an imprimatur, but as best I can tell, they are all intended for adults. Has the Catholic Church within the United States given an imprimatur to any English Bible translations intended for children? By a Bible translation intended for children, I mean the likes of the International Children's Bible or the New International Reader's Version .