In his annual Christmas address to cardinals and bishops who work at the Vatican, Pope Francis said the real division in the church since Vatican II is “between lovers and those who have lost ...

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. One of them ...

A Roman Observer: Many Catholics who are eager to see Pope Francis reform the Roman Curia have grown noticeably impatient with how long the project is taking.

The reform of the Roman Curia was requested by the cardinals in the pre-conclave meetings in March 2013, and Francis began work on this enormous task immediately after taking office.

Distinctly Catholic: Pope Francis' determination to reform the Curia is showing signs of success. And every cardinal has gotten the message: Being a cardinal will not protect you from the ...

Pope Francis made a dire warning to the Roman Curia on Thursday, warning them to be ever vigilant of demons lurking in the Vatican.

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 ...

In wide-ranging interview with Reuters, he said there should be more women in the Roman Curia, the body responsible for the Church's administration.

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 wrote in an essay published Saturday in ...

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 ...