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Minor basilica
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Basilicas in the Catholic Church.
Minor basilicas
The regulations governing minor basilicas were determined by the Sacred Congregation of Rites in the decree Domus Dei of 6 June 1968. Pope John Paul II revised and refined these regulations in the light of experience and new liturgical requirements, approved and published by the Congregation of the Divine Cult and Discipline of the Sacraments in the decree Domus ecclesiae of 9 November 1989. The petition of the bishop of the diocese is now required, as well as the nihil obstat (Ecclesiastical Latin for 'nothing stands in the way') of the diocese's National Conference of Bishops. A statement of the origin and history of the church in question, and its current religious status, is required, along with photographs of the edifice. A detailed questionnaire must be completed and submitted.