Leo winds back Francis-era reforms to Diocese of Rome

Three years after Francis' apostolic constitution, Pope Leo has made significant changes to the diocese's governing structures.

Pope Leo XIV rolled back key parts of Pope Francis’ 2023 reform of the Diocese of Rome on Jun. 30, issuing a new motu proprio that re-centers diocesan governance around the Cardinal Vicar.

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Vicar of Rome. Credit: Vatican media.

Three years after Francis promulgated the apostolic constitution In Ecclesiarum Communione, Leo publish…