Leo XIV Issues New Fundamental Law of Vatican City State
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Leo XIV issues new Fundamental Law of Vatican City State
Pope Leo XIV issued a new Fundamental Law of Vatican City State Friday, replacing a previous version adopted in 2023.The dome of St. Peter’s Basilica. Credit: Livioandronico2013/wikimedia CC BY-SA 4.0.In a preamble to the new document, which was issued only in Italian July 31, Leo XIV explained that the constitutional framework of Vatican City State needed to be updated “to take into account new requirements of governance and several important l…
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ACI AfricaPope Leo XIV Issues New Constitution, Allowing Non-Cardinals to Lead Vatican City State
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered for recitation of the Angelus at Castel Gandolfo on July 12, 2026. The pontiff approved the new Fundamental Law of the Vatican City State on July 31.
Pope Leo XIV signed on Friday 31 July the new Basic Law of the Vatican City State, which incorporates the reform that allows for the first time that a woman presides over the Pontifical Commission, the main governing body of the small State. The rule, which enters into force immediately, confirms the change initiated in November 2025 when the pontiff repealed the paragraph limiting the post exclusively to cardinals. The end of the cardinality ex…
Pope issues new constitution for Vatican City State
A flag of Vatican City State flies outside Piazza Pio XII, the main entrance to St. Peter’s Square, on July 16, 2026. ISHMAEL ADIBUAH/EWTN NEWS By Ishmael Adibuah EWTN News August 1, 2026 Pope Leo XIV has promulgated a new constitution for Vatican City State, formally enshrining the possi…
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