Feast of St. Francis, Mattarella promulgates law but writes to Chambers: ‘Critical issues’

Rome, 8 October (LaPresse) – On 8 October 2025, the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, promulgated the law establishing the ‘National Feast of St. Francis of Assisi’, approved by the Chamber of Deputies on 23 September 2025 and by the Senate of the Republic on 1 October, sending the following letter to the President of the Senate of the Republic, Ignazio La Russa, and the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Lorenzo Fontana, the following letter: ‘The law establishing the national holiday of St. Francis of Assisi, approved by the Chamber of Deputies on 23 September 2025 and by the Senate of the Republic on 1 October, has been submitted to me for promulgation. I have promulgated the law – even though its text presents some critical aspects that I feel duty-bound to point out – in consideration of the significance of the measure and the fact that the observations do not concern constitutional issues,” the Head of State writes.