### [2026-09-14](/feed/2026/09/14/index.md)

##### Pope Leo XIV
# Pope Leo XIV restores salaries for cardinals and senior Vatican City officials to pre-COVID-19-pandemic levels, ending reductions introduced by Pope Francis in 2021. The change took effect September 1, 2026, without retroactive compensation. 




### Sources:

1. [The Sun](https://thesun.ng/cardinals-to-earn-full-pay-again-as-pope-leo-xiv-ends-covid-austerity-measure/)

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