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Pope Leo XIV modifies canon law for Eastern Catholic Churches

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Pope Leo XIV has modified two canons of the Codex Canonum Ecclesiarum Orientalium, allowing the Synod of Bishops to remove a patriarch with the Pope's assent. The changes aim to strengthen the role of synods in Eastern Catholic Churches. The Motu Proprio Mutua Concordia clarifies the procedure for removing a patriarch in case of a rupture in ecclesial harmony.

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7 sources Aug 29, 2026

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Earlier version, Monday 31 August

Pope Leo XIV modifies Eastern Catholic Churches' canon law

Earlier version, Saturday 29 August

Pope Leo XIV allows Synod to remove patriarch

Earlier version, Saturday 29 August

Leo XIV modifies canons to allow Synod to remove Patriarch

Earlier version, Saturday 29 August

Pope Leo XIV issues motu proprio on Eastern Churches

How the coverage unfolded

  1. Aug 29, 3:02 AM Vatican News Լեւոն ԺԴ. Պապին Ինքնագիր նամակը հայող Արեւելեան Եկեղեցիներու Պատրիարքներուն եւ Սիւնհոդոսին
  2. Aug 29, 3:18 AM Avvenire Leone XIV, svolta per le Chiese orientali: il Sinodo potrà rimuovere un Patriarca con l'assenso del Papa
  3. Aug 29, 5:00 AM ACI Stampa Chiese orientali, Leone XIV interviene sulla possibilità di rimozione dei patriarchi
  4. Aug 29, 4:46 AM Vatican News Bisericile orientale. Leon XIV acordă Sinodului facultatea de a-și demite întâistătătorul
  5. Aug 29, 4:00 AM Korazym.org Per papa Leone XIV è possibile ‘rimuovere’ un patriarca
  6. Aug 29, 7:17 AM Vatican News Austrumu Baznīcas: Leons XIV paplašinājis Sinodes pilnvaras
  7. Aug 30, 12:28 AM Vatican News Motu Proprio de Leão XIV sobre as Igrejas Católicas Orientais
  8. Aug 30, 11:19 AM ZENIT News Agency Léon XIV renforce le rôle des synodes des Églises orientales
  9. Aug 31, 8:02 AM Rome Reports What Pope Leo XIV's New Canon Law Changes for Eastern Catholic Churches
  10. Sep 1, 6:43 AM The Pillar What to make of Pope Leo’s Eastern canonical reform

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