The cardinals who lived in Vatican apartments they were hitherto exempt from rent.
This new provision is aimed at heads, second and third levels of heads of departmentsequivalent in the Vatican of the ministries.
This decision was made “for cope with the growing commitments” of the Church“in an economic context, like today’s, of special gravity,” according to reports.
In addition, they stressed the need to make “an extraordinary sacrifice for allocate more resources to the mission of the Holy See“.
This measure will not apply to ongoing contractswhich will conclude without being affected by the papal decision.
The Vatican has a extensive real estate heritage valued at billions of dollars, including prestigious addresses in Paris, London and Geneva, as well as numerous apartments in Rome.
Source: Ambito
