Curia
/ˈkjʊərɪə/- the papal court at the Vatican, by which the Roman Catholic Church is governed. It comprises various Congregations, Tribunals, and other commissions and departments.罗马教廷（梵蒂冈统治天主教会的机构, 由宗教团体、法庭和其他委员会及部门组成）。
派生词
Curial
adjective词源
mid 19th cent.: from Latin curia, denoting a division of an ancient Roman tribe, also (by extension) the senate of cities other than Rome; later the term came to denote a feudal or Roman Catholic court of justice, whence the current sense.