The appointment of Montse Alvarado as prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Communications is an appointment that explains much about how Leo XIV intends to manage the Roman Curia and his understanding of its offices.

It also offers a glimpse, perhaps, into a possible further reform of the Roman Curia.

Until now, Leo XIV [...]

Leo XIV’s encyclical letter, Magnifica Humanitas, has a Latin title, but it doesn’t yet have a Latin version.

The encyclical was the last to arrive at the Office of Latin Letters; the original version is expected to be in English and Italian, so the editio typica will likely be Latin, but it will be [...]