A small canonical evolution, which makes it possible to intervene more effectively in the event of a failure in monastic life. By a rescript (decree) published on May 28, 2026, Pope Leo XIV authorized the dicastery for institutes of consecrated life and societies of apostolic life to delegate to diocesan bishops the faculty of dismissing the superiors of certain monasteries.
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