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The Fundamental Law of Vatican City State (Italian: Legge Fondamentale dello Stato della Città del Vaticano) is the main governing legal document of the Vatican's civil entities. The Fundamental Law has existed since 1929.
History
[edit]The Fundamental Law was first published on 7 June 1929, on the authority of Pius XI.[1]
On 26 November 2000, Pope John Paul II promulgated a new version of the Fundamental Law. It obtained the force of law on 22 February 2001, Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, and replaced in its entirety the Fundamental Law of Vatican City of 7 June 1929. All the norms in force in Vatican City State which were not in agreement with the new Fundamental Law were abrogated.[2]
On 13 May 2023, Pope Francis published a new version of the Fundamental Law.[1] This new version took effect on 7 June 2023.[3]
Pope Leo XIV subsequently signed a new version of the Fundamental Law on 31 July 2026, with immediate entry into force.[4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Cernuzio, Salvatore (2023-05-13). "Pope Francis reforms Vatican City State's 'Constitution'". Vatican News. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ↑ "Legge fondamentale dello Stato della Città del Vaticano – 26 novembre 2000". www.vatican.va. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- ↑ Pentin, Edward (2023-06-07). "'To Respond to the Needs of Our Times': New Fundamental Law for Vatican City State Kicks In". National Catholic Register. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ↑ "Pope issues new constitution for Vatican City State". EWTN News. 2026-07-31. Retrieved 2026-07-31.
- ↑ Di Bussolo, Alessandro (2026-07-31). "Pope signs new Fundamental Law of Vatican City State". Vatican News. Retrieved 2026-07-31.
Further reading
[edit]- Dalla Torre, Giuseppe (2002). "La nuova legge fondamentale dello Stato della Città del Vaticano". Angelicum. 79 (3): 711–724. ISSN 1123-5772. JSTOR 44617069.
- La Vella, Giancarlo (2023-05-13). "New Fundamental Law gives Vatican a renewed missionary impetus". Vatican News. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- Gagliarducci, Andrea (18 May 2023). "What does Pope Francis' new 'Fundamental Law' mean for Vatican City State?". Catholic News Agency. Archived from the original on 9 Dec 2025. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
External links
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- 1929 version (in Italian)
- 2000 version; also here (in Italian) (in English)
- 2023 version (in Italian)
- 2026 version (in Italian)
- "Normativa generale". www.vaticanstate.va.