Pope Leo approves new measures to include people with disabilities in Vatican workforce
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Ferrara, Italy resident Davide Andreoli and his family visit St. Peter's Square for the Jubilee of People with Disabilities, Monday, April 28, 2025. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNAVatican City, Sep 13, 2025 / 11:30 am (CNA).Pope Leo XIV has approved new measures to promote the hiring of people with disabilities in the Vatican, saying their condition does not prevent them from serving in Church institutions.The updated regulations require Vatican offices to welcome and support employees with disabilities, including by providing accommodations where needed, "since the condition of disability does not preclude suitability for work," the new provision states.Health requirements for job candidates have also been revised. Instead of demanding perfect health, the focus will be on whether a person is fit for the specific duties of the job, with certification provided by Vatican health services.The changes apply both to the Holy See and to Vatican City and take effect immediately. The...
Ferrara, Italy resident Davide Andreoli and his family visit St. Peter's Square for the Jubilee of People with Disabilities, Monday, April 28, 2025. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA
Vatican City, Sep 13, 2025 / 11:30 am (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV has approved new measures to promote the hiring of people with disabilities in the Vatican, saying their condition does not prevent them from serving in Church institutions.
The updated regulations require Vatican offices to welcome and support employees with disabilities, including by providing accommodations where needed, "since the condition of disability does not preclude suitability for work," the new provision states.
Health requirements for job candidates have also been revised. Instead of demanding perfect health, the focus will be on whether a person is fit for the specific duties of the job, with certification provided by Vatican health services.
The changes apply both to the Holy See and to Vatican City and take effect immediately. They follow another papal decision in August expanding family benefits for employees, including paternity leave and extra support for parents caring for children with disabilities
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Pope Leo XIV is pictured here during a past birthday celebration when he served as bishop of the Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Diocese of ChiclayoLima Newsroom, Sep 13, 2025 / 17:00 pm (CNA).Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Bishop Robert Prevost celebrated various birthdays in Chiclayo, Peru, with gestures marked by simplicity, closeness, and community as remembered by laypeople and groups of faithful who shared these moments with him during his years as bishop of the diocese.Father Jorge Millán, who worked closely with Prevost in Chiclayo, recalled the sober style of these celebrations: "We used to gather as a family with the bishop: lunch, the classic cake, singing 'Happy Birthday' to him... It was just a pleasant afternoon, nothing more, but then he would return to work," he shared with ACI Prensa, CNA's Spanish-language news partner.In the mornings, he recounted, the bishop received greetings from institutions and schools in the city, while in the afte...
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Pope Leo XIV greets participants in a seminar organized by the Pontifical Academy of Theology, at the Vatican on September 13, 2025. / Pope Leo XIV greets participants in a seminar organized by the Pontifical Academy of Theology, at the Vatican on September 13, 2025.Vatican City, Sep 13, 2025 / 12:30 pm (CNA).Pope Leo XIV on Saturday urged Catholic theologians to embrace a "theology of wisdom" capable of addressing urgent global challenges, from environmental crises to the ethical questions posed by artificial intelligence (AI).In his address to participants of an international seminar organized by the Pontifical Academy of Theology, the pope said that "environmental sustainability and the care of creation are essential commitments to ensure the survival of the human race" and have a direct impact on peaceful human coexistence. Leo emphasized that theology is at the heart of the Church's missionary work, but must be "incarnate, imbued with the human pains, joys, expectatio...
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Brian Burch, the new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, presents his credentials to Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace on September 13, 2025. / Vatican MediaVatican City, Sep 13, 2025 / 07:35 am (CNA).Pope Leo XIV on Saturday morning received Brian Burch, the new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace for the formal presentation of his letters of credence.Burch, 50, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Aug. 2 in a 49-44 vote. He was nominated by President Donald Trump in December 2024 and succeeds former ambassador Joe Donnelly, who served under the Biden administration.In a statement following his confirmation, Burch said he was "profoundly grateful" to the president and Senate for the opportunity to serve, and asked for the prayers of Catholics across the United States "that I may serve honorably and faithfully in the noble adventure ahead."A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Burch is married and the father of nine children. He graduated wi...
