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Called in English the Apostolic Signature. One of the blogs in my blogroll, In Light of the Law, is written by Dr Edward Peters a Referendary of the Segnatura.
11 August 2018
Word of the Day: Segnatura Apostolica
SEGNATURA APOSTOLICA. The highest tribunal of the Holy See; its origins go back to Pope Eugenius IV (reigned 1431-47). As reconstituted by Pope Paul VI in 1967, the Segnatura has two areas of competency, namely: 1. over tribunals already established, pilgrimages to Rome, matrimonial cases of nullity, erection of regional and interregional tribunals, handling cases involving concordats between various nations and the Holy See; 2. settling disputes arising from acts of administrative ecclesiastical power as a court of appeal, deciding on administrative controversies sent to it by the congregations of the Roman Curia, and judging on controversies submitted by the Roman Pontiff.
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