- Feb 5, 2002
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The 18 cardinals who head Vatican offices will find a little less in their pay envelopes starting Nov. 1.
Maximino Caballero Ledo, a layman who heads the Dicastery for the Economy, informed the cardinals Oct. 18 that the Vatican would pay only their salaries and no longer provide allowances to help cover personal secretarial expenses and other costs.
According to the Italian news agency ANSA, the amount the cardinals will receive each month will be reduced by just over 10%. The base pay of a cardinal who heads a Vatican dicastery is just over 5,000 euros a month (about $5,400) and the allowances were just over 500 euros ($540).
A cardinal who heads a dicastery told Catholic News Service late Oct. 23 that the ANSA article was accurate.
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Maximino Caballero Ledo, a layman who heads the Dicastery for the Economy, informed the cardinals Oct. 18 that the Vatican would pay only their salaries and no longer provide allowances to help cover personal secretarial expenses and other costs.
According to the Italian news agency ANSA, the amount the cardinals will receive each month will be reduced by just over 10%. The base pay of a cardinal who heads a Vatican dicastery is just over 5,000 euros a month (about $5,400) and the allowances were just over 500 euros ($540).
A cardinal who heads a dicastery told Catholic News Service late Oct. 23 that the ANSA article was accurate.
Implementing cost-savings measures
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Vatican cuts monthly allowances of Curia cardinals
Pope Francis has determined the 18 cardinals who head Vatican offices will find a little less in their pay envelopes starting Nov. 1.
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