Curia Romana

[ roh-mey-nuh, -mah- ]

/ roʊˈmeɪ nə, -ˈmɑ- /

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the body of congregations, offices, permanent commissions, etc., that assist the pope in the government and administration of the church.

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<Medieval Latin, Latin: literally, (the) Roman curia

His words apply not only to the Roman Curia at the Vatican but to the entire Church throughout the world.
Pope Francis Denounces the Vatican Elite’s 'Spiritual Alzheimer’s'|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the Vatican Curia was there before he was elected pope, and it will be there long after his ministry ends.
An Openly Gay Episcopal Bishop Prays for Pope Francis|Gene Robinson|March 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“In the Curia there are holy people, truly holy people,” Francis reportedly told the Latin American delegation.
Vatican’s Pope-Protecting Swiss Guards Accused Of Secret Gay Lobby|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
La Stoppa, in Emilia-Romana is one of my favorite wineries right now.
What to Drink in 2014: 13 Chefs and Critics Picks|Jordan Salcito|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But he has only been in the job for six months, and his promise of reforming the Curia may just be the tip of the iceberg.
Pope Francis’s Rough Road to Reform|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Marius, in order to protect their safety, imprisoned them in a large building, known as the Curia Hostilia.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States|James Hamilton Lewis
The tribe was divided into ten curi; at the head of each curia was a curion.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 1 of 2|Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
One can have no 98 doubt of the sensation experienced by the Tota urbe spectante Romana.
The Makers of Modern Rome|Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Is fundator erat cuiusdam urbis a seipso denominate, que lingua Anglicana Warwic, id est curia Warmundi, nuncupatur.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
Every face, every eye was turned to the Curia, in the evident expectation of something great and strange taking place there.
The Bride of the Nile, Complete|Georg Ebers