Leo XIV’s Curia Turns to More Modern Languages
Staff requirements are changing: Italian remains the common working language, while other languages are required according to the duties of each role.
Vatican City - Among the changes introduced by the new General Regulations of the Roman Curia promulgated by Leo XIV is one which, at first sight, might appear minor. A comparison with the 1999 text, however, reveals a significant change in the rules governing the use of languages within the Holy See’s administration. Latin retains its place in the Curia, but no longer enjoys the position of precedence expressly assigned to it under the previous Regulations. The clearest indication of this shift can be found in the provisions dealing with “Languages in use”.
Under the General Regulations of the Roman Curia approved by Saint John Paul II in 1999, Article 144 stipulated that the Dicasteries “shall normally draw up their acts in the Latin language”, adding only afterwards that “the languages …