2026 in Vatican City

Events in the year 2026 in Vatican City.

Incumbents Pope: Leo XIV

Events 6 January – The end of the 2025 Jubilee. 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. 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. 25 May – Pope Leo XIV issues his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, which expresses concerns about artificial intelligence. 2 June — Pope Leo XIV appoints EWTN News president Maria Montserrat Alvarado as head of the Dicastery for Communication.

Holidays

The holidays in Vatican City in 2026 will include:

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

2026 in Vatican City

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