It has been reported that Pope Leo XIV is preparing a series of senior curial appointments that would mark the first significant reshuffle of his pontificate.

Writing for Il Giornale, Nico Spuntoni, the paper’s Vatican correspondent, described how “in the sacred halls, the silence of the Curia’s spiritual exercises contrasts with the buzz of rumours about upcoming appointments”, as Leo XIV approaches the first anniversary of his election. Having completed the Jubilee initiated by his predecessor, the Pope is now said to be turning his attention to consolidating his own governing team.