Pope Leo centralizes oversight of St. Peter's and St. Mary Major basilicas
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The main altar of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. / Credit: Jorge Royan (CC BY-SA 3.0).Vatican City, Nov 26, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).Pope Leo XIV has issued a new decree revising the financial and administrative norms governing the basilicas of St. Peter and St. Mary Major, bringing both institutions under the ordinary oversight of the Vatican's Council for the Economy, in the latest act of fine-tuning of economic reforms undertaken by his predecessor Pope Francis.The pope writes that the Holy See's economic and financial reform requires "periodic reevaluation and redefinition" of the applicable regulatory framework. The letter motu proprio, dated Sept. 29, 2025, was promulgated this month when it was posted in the San Damaso Courtyard of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace. It has not previously been reported by the media. The decree abrogates two earlier such decrees concerning the Fabric of St. Peter's and the Chapter of St. Mary Major. Under the updated provisions, bo...
The main altar of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. / Credit: Jorge Royan (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Vatican City, Nov 26, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV has issued a new decree revising the financial and administrative norms governing the basilicas of St. Peter and St. Mary Major, bringing both institutions under the ordinary oversight of the Vatican's Council for the Economy, in the latest act of fine-tuning of economic reforms undertaken by his predecessor Pope Francis.
The pope writes that the Holy See's economic and financial reform requires "periodic reevaluation and redefinition" of the applicable regulatory framework.
The letter motu proprio, dated Sept. 29, 2025, was promulgated this month when it was posted in the San Damaso Courtyard of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace. It has not previously been reported by the media.
The decree abrogates two earlier such decrees concerning the Fabric of St. Peter's and the Chapter of St. Mary Major. Under the updated provisions, both the Fabbrica — which oversees the care, maintenance, and artistic patrimony of St. Peter's Basilica — and the Chapter of St. Mary Major are now subject to the same forms of oversight established for other entities listed under the statutes of the Council for the Economy and in Praedicate Evangelium, the 2022 apostolic constitution that reorganized the Roman Curia.
To ensure what Pope Leo calls an "immediate and structured transition," the Secretariat for the Economy will coordinate implementation along with a consultative group to help resolve questions or issues that might arise. The law will eventually be published in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis, the official gazette of the Holy See.
In October, Pope Leo XIV issued the decree Coniuncta Cura, a major financial reform that ended the Vatican Bank's exclusive role in managing Holy See investments and allowed APSA and other accredited intermediaries to handle funds when advantageous. The change, which reverses a 2022 centralization under Pope Francis, aims to diversify management, improve returns, and strengthen the Holy See's long-term financial sustainability amid rising operational costs.
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Cardinal Grzegorz Rys is the new archbishop of Krakow, the archdiocese that Pope St. John Paul II led in Poland. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez / EWTN NewsRome Newsroom, Nov 26, 2025 / 19:30 pm (CNA).Pope Leo XIV has appointed Cardinal Grzegorz Rys, until now the archbishop of Lódz, as the new archbishop of Krakow, the archdiocese in Poland that was formerly led by Pope St. John Paul II.The cardinal succeeds Archbishop Marek Jedraszewski, 76, whose resignation has been accepted by the Holy Father, as reported by the Vatican Press Office on Nov. 26.Rys was born on Feb. 9, 1964, in Krakow and is 61 years old. He will lead the archdiocese where Karol Wojtyla, who would later become Pope St. John Paul II, served as a priest, auxiliary bishop, and archbishop from 1946 to 1978, the year he was elected Successor of St. Peter.Who is the new archbishop of Krakow in Poland?Rys studied at the major seminary in Krakow and was ordained a priest on May 22, 1988. He worked on and received a doctorat...
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Pope Leo XIV. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN NewsCNA Staff, Nov 26, 2025 / 16:15 pm (CNA).Pope Leo XIV is embarking on the first apostolic journey of his papacy to Turkey and Lebanon from Nov. 27 to Dec. 2. Follow here for live updates of his historic trip:
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The scene outside a Catholic church in Istanbul, Turkey, where a reported armed attack took place on Jan. 28, 2024. / Credit: Rudolf Gehrig/EWTNWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 26, 2025 / 16:15 pm (CNA).A Christian advocacy group's report details "legal, institutional, and social hostility" toward Turkish Christians as Pope Leo XIV begins his six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon Thursday.The report from The European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ), titled "The Persecution of Christians in Turkey," explores government interference against clergy and Christian entities, restrictions on foreign Christians who visit the country, and widespread social animosity toward the faithful, which sometimes includes direct violence."Communities that were once integral to the cultural, religious, and historical fabric of Anatolia have been reduced to a fragile remnant," the authors state."Their disappearance is not the product of a single event but the cumulative result of restrictive legi...
