Pope celebrates his 71st birthday but it’s Vatican employees who get the gift
The decree restores pay for many lay workers after 2021 cuts, as Leo said the Holy See can now sustain its finances.
- On Monday, September 14, Pope Leo XIV celebrated his 71st birthday by issuing a decree repealing salary cuts imposed by Pope Francis during the COVID-19 pandemic. The reversal affects cardinals, office heads, and lower-ranking staff.
- Pope Francis had implemented the unpopular 10% pay cuts to address a structural deficit of around 70 million euros and a 1 billion euro pension fund shortfall. The Vatican faced severe revenue losses when museums closed for months during the pandemic.
- Leo, an Augustinian math major, stated the Holy See can now ensure economic sustainability. He noted the Vatican's financial situation was not as dire as initially feared after his election.
- In a separate decree Monday, Leo canceled plans to move secret archives to a pontifical university across town. Instead, he ordered construction of a new building within Vatican City to house ancient manuscripts and archival collections.
- Visiting the Vatican Apostolic Library Monday, Leo inaugurated an exhibition on water, the first installment in a five-year cycle entitled 'Catastrophe and Marvel.' The Pope has emphasized peace more than 400 times during his first year.
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The pandemic closed the Vatican Museums for months, depriving the Holy See of one of its main sources of income. Vatican coffers were also affected by fluctuations in investment and foreign exchange.
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elnorte.comOn his 71st birthday, Pope Leo XIV blew the candle of a cake in the Vatican; the Holy See revoked salary cuts applied in 2021.
On his birthday Pope Leo XIV cancels the salary cuts for cardinals in the Vatican – and withdraws his predecessor's austerity policy.
For His Birthday, Leo Reverses Vatican Pay Cuts
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 VOCID-19 cost-saving measures. In the decree, Leo...
He abrogated the cuts made by his predecessor during the pandemic and again raised his salary to the senior officials of the Vatican central administration; he also decided to expand the Library and the Archive.
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