Pope Francis Emphasizes the Power of the Pope Over the Vatican in New Law | EWTN News Nightly

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Pope Francis issued a new fundamental law of Vatican City State, replacing that of the year 2000. With the new constitution, the Holy Father emphasizes the power of the pope over the sovereign state. The new constitution is the 3rd in history and replaces a law promulgated by St. John Paul II in 2000. The new law will go into effect June 7th. EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief, Andreas Thonhauser, joins to tell us more about this new law. Pope Francis often urges transparency, outside and within the Church. Thonhauser shares whether he thinks this new legal framework will help achieve that. He discusses who is leading the governorate of the Vatican. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf