Sharing the concern of my predecessor, Pope Francis, that the Church should pay attention to children, also through the establishment of a day dedicated to them, in line with the decision already taken to place the Pontifical Committee for World Children's Day within the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, and in order to further promote synergies and more effective work for the realization of this noble initiative, after having consulted appropriately,

I hereby decree the following:

§1. With the entry into force of this Chirograph, the Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day, established by the Chirograph of 20 November 2024, is dissolved.

§2. The founding Chirograph and the related Statutes of the same Pontifical Committee are repealed. Any acts and regulations adopted to date by the Pontifical Committee that cease to have legal effect in canon law and civil law are also repealed.

§3. The President, Vice President, and other Members of the Pontifical Committee shall immediately cease their duties.

§4. The Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life shall be competent for all matters hitherto assigned to the aforementioned Pontifical Committee.

§5. The Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life shall undertake to settle the Committee’s outstanding accounts and submit a final liquidation balance sheet to the Secretariat for the Economy for approval and for any decision regarding the allocation of the remaining assets.

I decree that this Chirograph shall have immediate and stable force, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, even if of particular importance, and shall be promulgated by publication in L'Osservatore Romano and then published in the official commentary of the Acta Apostolicae Sedis.

From the Vatican, 12 February 2026

LEO PP. XIV