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Canon Law

Who’s in and who’s out? Leo’s revamp of Vatican supreme court

Pope Leo’s changes see the first non-bishops replacing non-canonist members at the Apostolic Signatura

Edgar Beltrán
Jul 28, 2026
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Pope Leo XIV appointed seven new members to the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, the Church’s highest canonical court of appeal, on July 25, including the first three non-bishops ever appointed as members of the tribunal.

Palazzo della Cancelleria in Rome. Public domain.

The appointments by Leo also marked the conclusion of the five-year terms…

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