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Pope Leo Revokes the Cuts of Bergoglio and Raises the Salaries of the Cardinals

The decree ends pandemic-era pay cuts and frozen seniority raises for Holy See staff as Vatican finances show signs of improvement.

  • On Monday, Pope Leo XIV issued a decree restoring salaries for Cardinals and senior Vatican officials to pre-Covid levels, effective Sept 1, reversing pandemic-era pay cuts and frozen seniority increments.
  • Pope Francis implemented these salary reductions on March 23, 2021, to address a structural deficit of about 70 million euros, cutting Cardinals' pay by 10% and Dicasteries heads by 8%.
  • Signs of improvement in the Vatican's finances, highlighted by 51 million euros in net profit reported in May, prompted the change; Pope Leo stated institutions must continue efforts to ensure economic sustainability.
  • In a separate move, Pope Leo ordered a new building erected within Vatican City for the Vatican Apostolic Library's growing manuscripts, cancelling plans to transfer archives outside the city state.
  • Issued on his 71st birthday, the decree does not apply retroactively; Pope Leo visited Library staff on Sept 14 to mark the occasion, telling them his mother was a librarian.
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On the day that 71 candles are extinguished, the pontiff gives a gift to the clergy: abolished the reduction of 10% of the emoluments to the high prelates, wanted by Francesco in era Covid. Favorable the secretariat for the Economy. The article Archived the "grillism" of Bergoglio. Leo cancels the austerity in the Vatican comes from The Truth.

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Pope Leo 14 put an end to the cuts in the salaries of cardinals and senior Vatican officials determined by Pope Francis in 2021 due to the covid-19 pandemic

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Pope Leo XIV put an end to the reduction of the salaries of cardinals and high officials of the Vatican, according to a decree published this Monday. This measure was taken by his predecessor Francis in 2021, due to the pandemic of Covid-19. Last May, the Vatican had put forward a " record year" with a net profit of 51 million euros. - Vatican: Leo XIV increases wages, lowered during the Covid (International).

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Terra broke the news on Monday, September 14, 2026.
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