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 nee…