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With papacy, Leo XIV inherits Vatican money troubles
NF Times
|May 12, 2025
Along with the spiritual leadership of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, Pope Leo XIV now inherits oversight of the Vatican's shoddy finances -- and his predecessor's efforts to clean them up.
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The dire state of the Holy See accounts was among the topics cardinals tasked with choosing a successor to Pope Francis discussed ahead of the conclave, according to the Vatican.
Their pick, American Robert Francis Prevost -- now Leo XIV -- is likely to continue Francis's push to bring some order, said the chairman of the Vatican's bank, known as the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR).
"Francis has started the process, I'm sure Leo XIV will continue," Jean-Baptiste de Franssu, a French businessman who was appointed to the role by Francis in 2014 as part of a radical overhaul of the Holy See's economic framework, told AFP.
The Vatican fills its coffers by running hospitals, museums, and owning a vast real estate portfolio, together with donations from the faithful. Yet, its finances regularly run in the red.
In 2023, it reported a consolidated loss of almost 70 million euros ($79 million) on revenue of 1.2 billion euros. The Catholic Church's economic affairs have long been murky and scandal-prone.
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