While 2025 will forever be remembered as the year the Catholic Church got its first American pope, 2026 is likely to be the year that he begins to fully make his mark.
Pope Leo XIV’s impact on the Church and the world is expected to come into fuller focus in 2026, his first full calendar year as pontiff. The Chicago-born successor to Pope Francis will set his own course on everything from Vatican governance and liturgy to papal travel and major teaching documents.
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