Pope celebrates his 71st birthday but it's Vatican employees who get the gift
Pope Francis has issued a decree repealing salary cuts for Vatican employees that were originally implemented in 2021 as a COVID-19 cost-saving measure. The decision restores full pay to affected staff members and reverses previous austerity policies intended to stabilize the Holy See’s finances during the pandemic.
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 COVID-19 cost-saving measures.
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