Pope Leo XIV Marks Feast Day as Vatican Launches Campaign to Help Erase Its $57-68 Million Deficit
- Pope Leo XIV celebrated a special feast day to raise funds for the Vatican's $57-68 million deficit, urging support from ordinary Catholics.
- During Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, Leo thanked donors, emphasizing their contributions as a sign of unity with his pontificate.
- The Vatican launched an American-style fundraising campaign to address its financial challenges and restore trust in fund management.
- Peter’s Pence donations, critical for the church’s operations and charity, reached 54.3 million euros in 2024, but expenses surpassed income, leading to continued deficits.
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Pope Leo XIV's Fundraising Blitz Revives Peter's Pence
Pope Leo XIV is leading a revitalized campaign to boost donations for Peter's Pence, a fund supporting Vatican's operations and charitable activities. Despite financial challenges, funds are raised through a new promotional initiative aimed at addressing the Holy See's budgetary shortfalls. The effort emphasizes accountability and transparency.
Pope Leo XIV celebrated a special feast day on Sunday that the Catholic Church traditionally uses to collect donations from the faithful, and the Vatican, led by the first American pope, launched a new campaign to urge Catholics…
Pope Leo XIV marks feast day with appeal to help erase Vatican’s budget shortfall
In churches around the world, Masses on the July 29 feast day often include a special collection for Peter’s Pence, a fund which both underwrites the operations of the central government of the Catholic Church and pays for the pope’s personal acts of charity
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