Pope Francis speaks to cardinals and top officials of the Roman Curia in the Vatican's Hall of Blessings Dec. 21, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) “Sixty years after the ...

Corruption inside the Roman Curia — the Vatican’s vast bureaucracy — is nothing new. In the 15th century, for example, Pope Sixtus IV appointed six of his nephews as cardinals.

The Roman Curia is principally at the service of the bishop of Rome in his specific duties as chief pastor and primate of the universal church. It has no authority except that which the pope gives it.

The dome of St. Peter's Basilica in is seen at the Vatican in this 2020 file photo. On March 19, 2022, Pope Francis promulgated the long-awaited constitution reorganizing the Roman Curia.

Roman Curia. Pope Francis' tenure isn't over. In fact, themes of his pontificate are now starting to gel. In Rome, Michael Sean Winters spoke with visiting cardinals and curial officials.

Pope Francis made a dire warning to the Roman Curia on Thursday, warning them to be ever vigilant of demons lurking in the Vatican. The remarks were delivered as part of his Christmas address to ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis celebrated the feast of the Chair of St. Peter with a reflection and Mass for members of the Roman Curia, during which he told them to be faithful in their work and ...

However, he said there should be more women in the Roman Curia, the central government of the Church within the Holy See through which the pope governs and whose members Francis had harsh words ...

Vatican City, Feb 9, 2015 / 14:46 pm. The reform of the Roman Curia must be an example for the spiritual renewal of the entire Church, the prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ...

The Roman Catholic Church teaches that homosexual acts are a grave sin. But the existence of active gay prelates in the Vatican bureaucracy known as the Roman Curia has been considered a poorly ...