Definition of Obstat. Meaning of Obstat. Synonyms of Obstat

- Nihil obstat (Latin for 'nothing hinders' or 'nothing stands in the way') is a phrase traditionally used by Catholic Church authorities to formally declare...
- May 2013, when the Congregation for the Causes of Saints issued a nihil obstat stating there was nothing preventing the cause from moving forward. He was...
- Archdiocese of Kraków and the Polish Episcopal Conference approved nihil obstat the opening of the beatification cause of the parents of its patron saint...
- It depends directly of the Infantry Guard Corps, and its motto is Nihil Obstat (Nothing Hinders). The unit was established under the denomination of Special...
- found no obstacle to Mother Teresa's canonisation, and issued its nihil obstat on 21 April 1999. Because of the attacks on her, some Catholic writers called...
- of Savona-Noli with the news that Pope Benedict XVI had declared "nihil obstat" (nothing stands against) the cause of beatification of the late pontiff...
- which the Vatican's Office for Doctrine (CDF) declared favorably as "nihil obstat" (meaning, nothing stands in the way) in September 2024 under newly written...
- God—opened in Rome on 11 May 1993 under Pope John Paul II after the "nihil obstat" ("nothing against") was declared the previous 18 March. Cardinal Camillo...
- also declaring the late pope as a Servant of God after declaring "nihil obstat" (no objections to the cause). On 23 November, on the Feast of Christ the...
- bishops may not do so. Only a bishop or other ordinary may grant nihil obstats for theological books, certifying that they are free from doctrinal or...