Within Rome's Palazzo della Cancelleria, a Church court exists to serve the consciences of the faithful. It‘s called the Apostolic Penitentiary, and it‘s located right here inside, along with the other two high courts of the Church: the Apostolic Segnatura and the Roman Rota. Though the Penitentiary is normally quite secretive, this conference was held to celebrate the opening of some of its oldest archives to scholars for study. So, you may be asking yourself, what exactly is the penitentiary?

Within Rome's Palazzo della Cancelleria, a Church court exists to serve the consciences of the faithful. It‘s called the Apostolic Penitentiary, and it‘s located right here inside, along with the...leggi tutto