Vatican City, Feb 14, 2022 / 04:35 am
Pope Francis on Monday reorganized the internal structure of the Vatican’s doctrine office into two sections — the latest step in his ongoing reform of the Roman Curia.
In a letter issued motu proprio (of his own accord) on Feb. 14, Pope Francis centralized the tasks of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith into a doctrinal section and a disciplinary section.
The department previously had a third section, which dealt with marriage cases. With the motu proprio, Fidem servare, the responsibilities of the marriage office will be moved under the doctrinal section.
The restructuring goes into effect immediately.