Advertisement

Curia Reform

Sr. Alessandra Smerilli (second from left) and Sr. Nathalie Becquart (third from left) pose with Pope Francis and others during the youth synod in 2018. Daniel Ibáñez / CNA

Pope Francis Announces Appointment of Women to Committee Selecting New Bishops

Jul 6, 2022

Pope Francis has said he would announce the appointment of two women to the Vatican committee that elects bishops.

The Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio, the seat of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Jim McIntosh via Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0).

Pope Francis Changes Structure of Vatican Doctrinal Office in Latest Roman Curia Reform

Feb 14, 2022

The restructuring is the latest step in Pope Francis' ongoing reform of the Roman Curia.

Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, in London, England, on March 14, 2011. Credit: Mazur/catholicchurch.org.uk. null

Reports of Vatican-based Ghanaian Cardinal's Resignation "credible": Vatican Insiders

Dec 18, 2021

Various Vatican sources told CNA that a recent report by a traditionalist blog claiming that Cardinal Peter Turkson was set to resign at prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development is "credible."

Latest headlines

Fr. Thomas Oyode. Credit: Nigerian Catholics

How Rector at Minor Seminary in Nigeria Offered Himself to Kidnappers to Save Seminarians

Credit: Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN)

“Season of weddings” for Kenyan Catholic Parish as 50 Couples United in Family Day Celebration

Bishop António Francisco Jaca of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Benguela. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Bishop in Angola Cautions against "love with expectations", Advocates for Love "with no strings attached"

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria. Credit: Archdiocese of Abuja

Loss of “the sense of neighbour” among Contemporary Realities, Nigerian Archbishop Laments, Calls for “true love”

Pope Francis prays during a Mass of suffrage for deceased cardinals and bishops in St. Peter’s Basilica on Nov. 4, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis Offers Mass for Over 120 Deceased Cardinals and Bishops

Today, November 4, We Celebrate St. Charles Borromeo

Trending

Fr. Thomas Oyode. Credit: Nigerian Catholics

How Rector at Minor Seminary in Nigeria Offered Himself to Kidnappers to Save Seminarians

Preside Over, Celebrate Sacraments “properly vested”: Catholic Archbishop in Kenya at Priestly Ordination

Opening and blessing of St. Stanislaus Ekule Catholic Church of Ngong Diocese in Kenya that the Local Ordinary, Bishop John Oballa Owaa, presided over on 29 October 2024. Credit: Nicholas Waigwa

The Time to Be “closer to God ... is now”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya to Young Christian Workers

Pope Francis prays during a Mass of suffrage for deceased cardinals and bishops in St. Peter’s Basilica on Nov. 4, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis Offers Mass for Over 120 Deceased Cardinals and Bishops

Credit: Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN)

“Season of weddings” for Kenyan Catholic Parish as 50 Couples United in Family Day Celebration

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria. Credit: Archdiocese of Abuja

Loss of “the sense of neighbour” among Contemporary Realities, Nigerian Archbishop Laments, Calls for “true love”

Bishop António Francisco Jaca of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Benguela. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Bishop in Angola Cautions against "love with expectations", Advocates for Love "with no strings attached"

At the Angelus on Nov. 3, 2024, Pope Francis asked for prayers for Valencia, a region in southeast Spain that was hit by devastating flash flooding in late October. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: The heart of our faith is love

Videos