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Pope Leo XIV

Ad multos annos: Leo and the coming curial birthdays

Who is due for replacement in the Roman curia?

Edgar Beltrán
May 27, 2026
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Speculation began soon after Pope Leo’s election last year about the appointments the pontiff would soon make within the structures of the Roman curia.

Pope Leo greets members of the Roman curia at Christmas, 2025. Credit: Vatican Media.

But while anticipation mounted in Leo’s early months, the pope demonstrated soon that he would make changes slowly. And…

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