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The Roman Curia ( Latin: Romana Curia) comprises the administrative institutions of the Holy See [note 1] and the central body through which the affairs of the Roman Catholic Church are conducted. The Roman Curia is the institution which the Roman Pontiff ordinarily makes use of in the exercise of his supreme pastoral office and universal ...
Sixtus V. Roman Curia, the group of various Vatican bureaus of the Holy See that assist the pope in the day-to-day exercise of his primatial jurisdiction over the Roman Catholic Church. The result of a long evolution from the early centuries of Christianity, the Roman Curia was given its modern form by Pope Sixtus V late in the 16th century.
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The Roman Curia. Secretariat of State. Dicastery for Evangelization. Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. Dicastery for the Service of Charity. Dicastery for the Eastern Churches. Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. Dicastery for the Causes of Saints. Dicastery for Bishops.
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Aug 17, 2011 · THE ROMAN CURIA: In exercising supreme, full, and immediate power in the universal Church, the Roman pontiff makes use of the departments of the Roman Curia which, therefore, perform their duties in his name and with his authority for the good of the churches and in the service of the sacred pastors.
The history of the Roman Curia, the administrative apparatus responsible for managing the affairs of the Holy See and the Catholic Church, can be traced to the 11th century when informal methods of administration began to take on a more organized structure and eventually a bureaucratic form. The Curia has undergone a series of renewals and ...
Mar 19, 2022 · Nine years after taking office, Pope Francis promulgated his constitution reforming the Roman Curia, a project he began with his international College of Cardinals shortly after taking office in 2013.
curia, in ancient Rome, a political division of the people. According to tradition Romulus, the city’s founder, divided the people into 3 tribes and 30 curiae, each of which in turn was composed of 10 families (gentes). They were the units that made up the primitive assembly of the people, the Comitia Curiata, and were the basis of early ...
