Clarification of Status of Priests for Life
Regarding Priests for Life’s canonical status within the Catholic
Church:
Priests for Life is a Private Association of the Christian Faithful,
which received its canonical recognition and approbation from Archbishop
John Quinn of San Francisco on April 30th 1991.
Click here for
Priests for Life's Letter of Approbation
Priests for Life is recognized as a valid apostolate to which bishops and
religious superiors may assign priests full time and part time; it is
recognized by the Vatican as an entity with which various dicasteries
actively collaborate; it is recognized by bishops around the world as they
invite us into their dioceses to do ministry; it is recognized by bishops
and Cardinals by virtue of the fact that they join our advisory board. It
should be noted that Fr. Pavone worked at the Vatican in the late 1990's at
the Pontifical Council for the Family,
which promoted Priests for Life to
the bishops of the world. Fr. Pavone has also served as a member of the
Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life.
Regarding Priests for Life’s civil status as a not-for-profit
association.
Priests for Life is a 501c(3) not-for-profit organization that received
it tax exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service in November 1990.
This tax exempt status remains in effect today, under the listing shown
below:
Priests for Life
Tax ID - 94-3123315
Mailing Address
PO Box 141172
Staten Island, NY 10314
Click here for Priests for
Life’s IRS Determination letter
NOTE: This organization is not to be confused with the
inactive corporation, Priests for Life - a Texas Corporation, which was
created in 2006 when the Diocese of Amarillo and PFL were working on the
joint project of establishing a Society of Apostolic Life called,
Missionaries of the Gospel of Life. At that time, discussions were held
regarding the possible relocation of the Priests for Life headquarters to
Amarillo, Texas. To facilitate this transition, a Texas corporation was
formed and non-profit status was obtained in 2008. However, the Texas
corporation was never active; never solicited or received donations from the
general public, never had any employees and never filed any income tax
returns. Priests for Life never executed the proposed plan of relocation and
instead decided not to go forward with its Amarillo project. As a result,
Priests for Life allowed the Texas corporation's non exempt status to lapse.
This inactive organization is under the IRS listing:
Priests for Life - a Texas Corporation
Tax ID - 26-0870447
Mailing Address
20 Ebbitts Street
Staten Island, NY 10306
Original IRS letter for non-active non-profit
organization
Joint Statement
Regarding Missionaries of the Gospel of Life
