2026 in Vatican City
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Events in the year 2026 in Vatican City.
Incumbents
Events
- 6 January – The end of the 2025 Jubilee.[1][2]
- 12 March – Pope Leo appoints Archbishop Luis Marín de San Martín of Spain as Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, replacing Konrad Krajewski, who is reassigned as Archbishop of Łódź in Poland.[3]
- 17 March – The Apostolic Signatura declares a mistrial in the financial misconduct case against Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu due to procedural errors by the prosecution and then-Pope Francis and orders a new trial scheduled on 22 June.[4]
- 25 May – Pope Leo XIV issues his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, which expresses concerns about artificial intelligence.[5]
- 2 June — Pope Leo XIV appoints EWTN News president Maria Montserrat Alvarado as head of the Dicastery for Communication.[6]
Holidays
The holidays in Vatican City in 2026 will include:[7]
- 1 January – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
- 6 January – Epiphany
- 11 February – Lateran Treaty
- 19 March – Saint Joseph's Day
- 5 April – Easter Sunday
- 6 April – Easter Monday
- 23 April – Saint George's Day
- 1 May – Saint Joseph the Worker
- 8 May – Anniversary of the election of Pope Leo XIV
- 29 June – Saints Peter and Paul
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 8 September – Nativity of Mary
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 8 December – Immaculate Conception
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day
See also
References
- ↑ "Texto completo: Spes non confundit, la bula que convoca el Jubileo Ordinario de la Esperanza" (in Spanish). Aciprensa. May 9, 2024. Archived from the original on 14 November 2024.
- ↑ "SPES NON CONFUNDIT - Bull of indiction of the Ordinary Jubilee of the year 2025 - FRANCIS Bishop of Rome". Vatican.va. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ↑ "Pope appoints trusted fellow Augustinian to run Vatican's charity office". AP News. 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Vatican appeals court declares mistrial in the 'trial of the century' against a cardinal". AP News. 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Pope Leo says AI must be 'disarmed' in first major teaching". BBC. 2026-05-25. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
- ↑ "Pope names Mexican-American broadcasting executive to lead Vatican communications". AP News. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ↑ "Vatican City Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
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