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In Vatican change, Leo dissolves Children's Day commission

Behind the headlines, Leo is quietly revisiting Francis-era organizational policies

Edgar Beltrán
Feb 16, 2026
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Pope Leo XIV dissolved this month the Pontifical Commission for World Children’s Day, another recent reversal of a measure passed by his predecessor in the recent past.

Enzo FORTUNATO
Fr. Enzo Fortunato, OFM. Conv. Credit: Conventual Franciscan Friars.

The move comes as the latest in the quiet rollback of several measures taken by Pope Francis in the last year of his po…

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