A dicastery (/ dɪˈkæstəri /; from Greek δικαστήριον (dikastērion) 'law-court'; from δικαστής, dikastes, 'judge, juror') is a department in the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church.

Jan 23, 2024 · Today, a dicastery means a department of the Roman Curia, the set of Vatican administrative institutions that assist a pope in the government of the Catholic Church.

May 4, 2025 · Dicasteries are designed to express, in all corners of the world, the vigilantly pastoral heart of the Catholic Church. They help the Pope in his sacred ministry, acting as extensions of his …

Explore the Vatican's dicasteries and their roles within the Roman Curia.

Dicastery, a judicial body in ancient Athens. Dicasteries were divisions of the Heliaea from the time of the democratic reforms of Cleisthenes (c. 508–507 bc), when the Heliaea was transformed from an …

Jan 7, 2026 · “Pray with the Pope” is a new initiative of the Dicastery for Communication and the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network that invites people around the world to share in a real communion of …

The meaning of DICASTERY is the court composed of the dicasts; also : the place where the court sat.

2 days ago · Leo XIV is reviewing the scope of the so-called “special faculties” that allow the Dicastery for the Clergy to process laicizations through administrative means in specific cases, according to …

4 days ago · The text, written by Cardinal Arthur Roche, prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, was distributed to cardinals but never formally discussed, since the ...

Mar 19, 2022 · Here are the new names and functions of the 16 Vatican dicasteries in the Roman Curia, according to the new constitution: Dicastery for Evangelization. The name of the constitution, …