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Cardinals outside the Paul VI Hall. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis cuts salaries of Vatican cardinals again

Oct 28, 2024

Pope Francis has decided to cut the salaries of the cardinals working at the Vatican again, a measure that will take effect Nov. 1.

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta on May 1, 2020, the feast of St. Joseph the Worker. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Asks Cardinals to Achieve "zero deficit" in the Catholic Church

Sep 20, 2024

Pope Francis has called on cardinals to work to achieve the goal of “zero deficit” in the economy of the Catholic Church.

St. Peter's Basilica /. Bohumil Petrik/CNA

New Policy Says Vatican Investments Cannot Contradict Catholic Teaching

Jul 19, 2022

A Vatican policy published Tuesday says that the Holy See’s financial investments cannot contradict Catholic teaching.

The Apostolic Palace, where the headquarters of the Secretariat of State are. Credit: Andrea Gagliarducci / ACI Group

Vatican Documents Detail Suspicious Investments at Secretariat of State

Oct 20, 2019

A confidential report from the Vatican’s anti-corruption authority shows that the Secretariat of State has used about $725 million, most of which came from the pope’s charity fund, in off-books operations.