Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts

Pope names legal expert to head Vatican department for naming bishops

• Sep 27, 2025
• Associated Press

Crime of abuse is personal failure, not institutional, cardinal says

• Jun 8, 2021
• Cindy Wooden

German diocese must rework parish merger plan after Vatican objects

• Jun 10, 2020
• Catholic News Service

Pope says revision of canon law section on crime, penalties is necessary

• Feb 21, 2020
• Cindy Wooden

Vatican officials offer guidance for German Church gathering

• Sep 13, 2019
• Cindy Wooden

Universal and local: Church law responds to local law, culture

• Jun 2, 2019
• Cindy Wooden

Official looks at meaning, role of ‘metropolitan archbishop’

• Jun 1, 2019
• Cindy Wooden

Vatican’s former legal chief says canon law should include care of creation

• Jul 18, 2018
• Elise Harris, CNA

Vatican officials say Pope didn’t glide over rules when marrying couple on plane

• Jan 23, 2018
• Cindy Wooden

Vatican says abortion, attempted suicide are bars to priesthood

• Sep 17, 2016
• Cindy Wooden