Sentence examples for approving a decree from inspiring English sources

His comments come at a time when some in the Vatican have been pressing for the current pope, Benedict XVI, to take the next step towards making Pius a saint by approving a decree recognising his "heroic virtues".

Pope Francis has cleared the way for her sainthood by approving a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to her intercession with God.

On March 5th his cabinet approved a decree to allow the candidates to run after all.

Dr. Allawi later announced that his government had approved a decree restoring the death penalty.

After two high-profile killings this week, legislators approved a decree late Wednesday banning motorcyclists from riding with passengers.

His cabinet approved a decree which, had it been countersigned by President Giorgio Napolitano, would have forced Ms Englaro's doctors to continue treatment.Why?

The case prompted the Italian cabinet to approve a decree to make it easier for Parmalat to reorganize while being protected from its creditors.

In 2009, Francis's predecessor, Pope Benedict, angered many Jews when he approved a decree recognising Pius's "heroic virtues", a first step toward sainthood.

After a Romanian migrant killed an Italian woman in Rome, Romano Prodi's government approved a decree to make it easier to expel EU citizens who are deemed a threat to public security.

Avvenire, the official newspaper of the Italian Catholic bishops conference, said on its website that Pope Francis had earlier on Thursday approved a decree recognising a miracle attributed to her intercession with God.

In Baghdad, Dr. Allawi's aides later announced that the government had approved a decree restoring the death penalty for a range of crimes, including some so broadly phrased that they appeared to cover virtually every kind of insurgent attack.