How much does a pope earn? Pope Francis' salary, assets

How much does a pope earn? Pope Francis' salary, assets

Many wonder how much the pope earns. Apart from being the leader of the Catholic Church, the pope is also the Bishop of Rome and Vatican City's head of state.

In the last trimentre of 2024 Pope Francis cut the salaries of cardinals working in the Vatican, to a similar extent that he took in March 2021, when the pontiff ordered wage cuts at that time due to the pandemic.

Do the highest positions in the Catholic Church in the Vatican earn a living?

The death of Pope Francis, on Monday, April 21, not only raised questions about who will be the next leader of the Catholic Church, it also aroused curiosity about his economic sustenance.Many wondered how much the Pontiff earned and whether he received any kind of salary for his position as head of the Vatican State.When the Conclave Begins: Key Details on the Election of the New Pope in 2025Francisco did not have an assigned salaryDespite occu…

Pope Francis did not receive a salary from the Vatican, as he himself stated in the documentary Amen. Francis answers, and as the Vatican News Agency picks up. Francis gave up his salary as pope when he was elected. In the case of his predecessor, Benedict XVI, he was about 2,500 euros a month, according to the newspaper Il Messaggero. “No, I am not paid anything! When I need money to buy me shoes or something like that, I go and ask for it,” Po…

It is a question that many have ever asked themselves: does anyone who devoted his life to the faith and to the service of the Catholic Church, as is the case with cardinals, have a salary? In a place like the Vatican, surrounded by history, spirituality and also a certain halo of mystery, the question of money does not cease to arouse curiosity.With the recent death of Pope Francis, which occurred on Monday, April 21, and the beginning of the c…