Pope promotes families in the Vatican: 300 euros bonus and more vacation!

Pope promotes families in the Vatican: 300 euros bonus and more vacation!

Vatikanstadt, Italien - Vatican city, January 16, 2025 - Pope Francis has announced significant support for children with children of the Vatican. All employees with three or more children have received a monthly bonus of 300 euros since the beginning of the year, which is paid until the end of their studies and at the maximum of the age of 24. In a tailoring that is intended to improve measures to improve work and family, the Pope also increased the paid exemption to five days when a child was born. This regulation also applies to adopted or foster children. Pope Francis also planned the opening of his own kindergarten in the Vatican, such as Kap

On the other hand, Pope Francis also took financial measures in 2021 to reduce the expenditure of the Vatican. In view of a forecast deficit of $ 60 million, the cardinals' salaries were reduced by 10 percent, while the salaries of other high -ranking civil servants were reduced by 8 percent and 3 percent for some clergymen. These measures, which came into force from April 1, 2021, aimed at ensuring the economic sustainability of the Vatican. For the employees whose salaries were reduced, however, the Pope offered to avoid terminations in order to secure employment, especially for laypersons, such as the CNA reported.

These two initiatives of the Pope reflect his efforts to meet the needs of the employees, while at the same time the financial challenges of the Vatican are tackled. While the new support for large families is a treat, the reduction in salary for other employees is a difficult but necessary decision to cope with the economic problems that were caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and associated loss of income.