Catholic News Agency, Courtney Mares:
Pope Francis changed canon law on Tuesday regarding the governance of Opus Dei and any future personal prelatures.
In a motu proprio issued Aug. 8, the pope assimilated the personal prelature to “public clerical associations of pontifical right with the faculty of incardinating clerics.” It also further defined the role of the prelate as a “moderator endowed with the faculties of an ordinary.” Report is here.
