Pope Approves Expanded Family Benefits for Vatican Employees

Pope approves expanded family benefits for Vatican employees

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV approved expanded benefits for Vatican employees with children, formalizing the five-day paternity leave granted by Pope Francis in January and raising the age of children covered by the Vatican’s family allowance. Maximino Caballero Ledo, prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, issued a document Aug. 11 saying Pope Leo personally approved the changes July 28. The Vatican had announced Jan. 15 that Pope Fran…

Pope Leo XIV Approves Measures Benefiting Families of Vatican Employees

The Holy Father approves expanding paternity leave, as well as leave for parents with disabled children, and granting family subsidies.

Pope grants new dads 5 days of paternity leave

Pope Leo XIV has granted new fathers among Vatican staff five days of paternity leave as part of moves to help new parents. The parents of disabled children will also get three days a month of leave to look after their kids, the Vatican said. (ANSA). (ANSA)

Pope expands rights for parents working in the Vatican

The Vatican has published a new Rescript, signed by the Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy and approved by the Holy Father, that introduces ...

Pope Leo XIV Expands Family Rights: Labor Improvements for Parents and Caregivers in the Vatican – Exaudi

Vatican City, August 11, 2025  – Pope Leo XIV has endorsed an important rescript—published today—expanding the labor rights of Vatican City State employees, with special attention to families and child welfare. Among the most notable measures: Paid parental leave:  Fathers are entitled to five paid working days, which can be taken in a single block or in installments within 30 days of the birth, with full pay and no impact on seniority. Leave t…