Roman Curia & Papal Household
Curia Romana - Corpo Diplomatico - Commissioni Pontificie - Cappella E Famiglia Pontificie - Uffici E Amministrazioni Palatine - Ordini Equestri - Tribunali · 5 articles · Principal contributors · All subjectsRelations between Church and States (Relazioni tra Chiesa e Stati)
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Apocrisiary (APOCRISARIO)
APOCRISIARY. - From the Greek ἀποκρίνο, "I answer," Latin responsalis, but also apocrisarius and apocrisarius, in the late empire it was an… -
Apostolic Internuncio (INTERNUNZIO APOSTOLICO)
APOSTOLIC INTERNUNCIO. - The term internuntius is used in the briefs of Leo X to designate an envoy who exercises the office of ambassador… -
Apostolic Nunciature (NUNZIATURA APOSTOLICA)
APOSTOLIC NUNCIATURE. - The right of legation (v.) active and passive, that is, to send and receive diplomatic representatives, derives to… -
Apostolic Nuncio (NUNZIO APOSTOLICO)
APOSTOLIC NUNCIO. - According to the modern concept, he is a titular archbishop who is sent by the Pontiff as his representative, with a… -
Ecclesiastical Tribunals (TRIBUNALI ECCLESIASTICI)
ECCLESIASTICAL TRIBUNALS. - These are the organs to which is normally entrusted the exercise of jurisdictional power in the strict sense,…