In his first major move as the new leader of Roman Catholicism, Pope Francis on Saturday appointed a panel of cardinals from around the world to advise him in overhauling the Roman Curia, the scandal-plagued administrative body of the Vatican.
In a statement, the Vatican said eight cardinals—ranging from Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston to Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay—will be tasked with drawing up a plan to revise the Curia's constitution. That document defines the roles and reporting lines within Vatican central administration, determining how the pope governs his 1.2 billion-strong flock in matters including Roman Catholic doctrine, bishop ...
In his first major move as the new leader of Roman Catholicism, Pope Francis on Saturday appointed a panel of cardinals from around the world to advise him in overhauling the Roman Curia, the scandal-plagued administrative body of the Vatican.
ReplyDeleteIn a statement, the Vatican said eight cardinals—ranging from Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston to Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay—will be tasked with drawing up a plan to revise the Curia's constitution. That document defines the roles and reporting lines within Vatican central administration, determining how the pope governs his 1.2 billion-strong flock in matters including Roman Catholic doctrine, bishop ...