| The Secretariat of State, under the Cardinal Secretary of State, directs and coordinates the Curia. |
| The Roman Curia has two other tribunals which either deal with specialized cases or which do not deal with cases at all. |
| The Lords' judicial functions originated from the ancient role of the Curia Regis as a body that addressed the petitions of the King's subjects. |
| That's because Pope Francis on Monday delivered a half-hour address to the Curia that was about as far from a gift of holiday cheer as one can imagine. |
| The Roman Curia has a specific department, the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, to maintain relations with them. |
| The term Holy See refers not to the Vatican state but to the Pope's spiritual and pastoral governance, largely exercised through the Roman Curia. |
