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.
115 Articles
115 Articles
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.
Pope celebrates his 71st birthday but it’s Vatican employees who get the gift
ROME — Pope Leo XIV celebrated his 71st birthday on Monday but it was Vatican employees who got the gift. The Vatican published a papal decree repealing 2021 salary cuts that Pope Francis had imposed on many Vatican employees as part of the Holy See’s COVID-19 cost-saving measures. In the decree, Leo said the salary-containing measures “can now be overcome, in the certainty that the institutions of the Holy See and the Vatican City State will co…
Channels Television
newscentraltv.comPope Restores Vatican Salaries Cut During Covid
Pope Leo XIV has restored the salaries of cardinals and senior Vatican officials to pre-Covid levels, reversing pay cuts introduced by his predecessor Francis during the pandemic, according to a decree published Monday.
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
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).
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 39% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
