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intended for the roman curia signed on september 29 but only released on december 4 pope leo xiv suppresses the commission for donations for the holy see less than 10 months after its establishment by pope francis in february 2025 in the new chirograph pope leo writes the issue of donations and fundraising for the holy see represents an important aspect of the bond of unity and charity between the particular churches and the apostolic see particularly from the perspective of the effective exercise of the petrine ministry he goes on to note that the council for the economy charged with overseeing the administrative and financial structures and activities of the holy see has devoted particular attention to the study of fundraising for the holy see and made several recommendations aimed at re shaping the current institutional structure responsible for managing this area vaticannews pope leo welcomes the president of the slovak republic on december 4 pope leo xiv received peter pellegrini president of the slovak republic who later met with cardinal pietro parolin secretary of state accompanied by the monsignor mihăiță blaj under secretary for relations with states during the cordial discussions at the secretariat of state mutual appreciation for their strong bilateral relations was expressed particularly in light of the 25th anniversary of the signing of the basic agreement between the holy see and the slovak republic the commitment to supporting and strengthening social cohesion promoting justice and safeguarding the family was also reaffirmed vaticannews saturday 6 pope leo holy see will not be silent bystander amid global inequality and war pope leo xiv closed the holy door at the conclusion of the jubilee in st peter s basilica vatican city on january 6 2026 pope leo xiv on december 6 received the letters of credence of thirteen new ambassadors accredited to the holy see representing uzbekistan moldova bahrain sri lanka pakistan liberia thailand lesotho south africa fiji micronesia latvia and finland welcoming them during the jubilee year of hope he reminded them of its theme and highlighted its call to recover the confident trust that we require in the church and in society in our interpersonal relationships in international relations and in our task of promoting the dignity of all persons and respect for god s gift of creation vaticannews tuesday 23 cardinal says pope leo visiting spain next year is likely cardinal josé cobo archbishop of madrid has said it is likely that pope leo xiv will visit spain next year in a trip that could include barcelona in june for the centenary of the death of the venerable antoni gaudí the famous catalan architect on his way to sainthood speaking to cope on december 23 cobo encouraged people to get ready when asked whether the pope would be in barcelona on june 10 for the centenary of gaudí s death that s what s on the table it s likely the pope will come to spain and it s very likely he ll come to madrid the when and how still need to be finalized we can start getting things moving the cardinal added crux january sunday 4 pope on venezuela overcome violence safeguard sovereignty pope leo xiv expressed his concern on january 4 over recent developments in venezuela after united states forces arrested the country s president nicolás maduro in caracas and brought him to new york for trial the good of the beloved venezuelan people must prevail over every other consideration and lead us to overcome violence and to undertake paths of justice and peace safeguarding the country s sovereignty ensuring the rule of law enshrined in the constitution respecting the human and civil rights of each person and of all and working to build together a serene future of collaboration stability and concord with special attention to the poorest who suffer because of the difficult economic situation said the pope at the midday angelus prayer vaticannews monday 5 vatican claims a holy year success with 33 million pilgrims on january 5 the vatican gave a final accounting of its 2025 holy year saying more than 33 million pilgrims had participated and that the only real dispute with the city of rome concerned the style of fountains built for the event s main public works project for the vatican a holy year is a centuries old tradition of the faithful making pilgrimages to rome every 25 years to visit the tombs of saints peter and paul and receive indulgences for the forgiveness of sins for the city of rome it s a chance to take advantage of some 4 billion euros 4 3 billion in public funds to carry out long delayed projects to lift the city out of years of neglect and bring it up to modern european standards crux tuesday 6 new pastoral staff for pope on january 6 the solemnity of the epiphany and the closing of the holy door of saint peter s basilica pope leo xiv made use of a new pastoral staff or ferula as explained by the office for the liturgical celebrations of the supreme pontiff the staff stands in continuity with those used by his predecessors uniting the mission of proclaiming the mystery of love expressed by christ on the cross with its glorious manifestation in the resurrection the pope s ferula is a rod traditionally topped with a crucifix rather than the curved shepherd s crook crosier used by other bishops it symbolizes the pope s role as the supreme pastor of the universal church pope leo xiv debuted a new lighter ferula on january 6 featuring a risen christ emphasizing hope and resurrection vaticannews friday 16 jubilee holy doors sealed but christ s heart is always open monsignor orazio pepe secretary of the fabric of saint peter described the january 16 solemn rite for sealing the holy door of st peter s which followed pope leo xiv s closing of the holy door on january 6 the rite is not only technical it is also a moment of prayer because we must remember that the holy door with all its symbolism is also a spiritual reality a place where the faithful have an experience of god even by passing through this door the wall is actually double a first dry wall consists of bricks bearing the jubilee year and the logo of the fabric of saint peter there are about 3 200 bricks so a first dry wall is made close up against so to speak the bronze door then there is a second masonry wall which has already been built in recent days and at the center of this wall there is a small recess where a box is placed at the moment of the definitive closing of the ceremony the box contains the keys to the bronze door the closing deed the medals of the current pontificate rosaries blessed by the pope some coins and medals from this pontificate and also four gilded bricks which the basilica through the archpriest consigns to history and which will be taken out again at the reopening of the next jubilee vaticannews february sunday 1 extraordinary maintenance of michelangelo s last judgement in the sistine chapel restoration of michelangelo s last judgement has begun in the sistine chapel on february 1 with the erection of scaffolding in the sistine chapel the extraordinary maintenance of the last judgement began for approximately three months michelangelo s supreme masterpiece will undergo a cleaning procedure the sistine chapel will remain open continuing to welcome the faithful and visitors while behind a high definition reproduction of the image of the last judgement itself restorers from the vatican museums paintings and wood materials restoration laboratory will carry out the cleaning operations museivaticani monday 9 bishop sheen beatification to go forward the cause for the beatification of the venerable servant of god archbishop fulton j sheen is underway the diocese of peoria illinois announced that the cause for the venerable servant of god archbishop fulton j sheen can proceed to beatification archbishop fulton sheen was one of the greatest voices of evangelization in the church and the world in the 20th century i have long admired his 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