Vatican budget black hole swallows Peter’s Pence

Despite recording a modest uptick in donations, the Peter's Pence fund spent 50m more than it took in last year

Peter’s Pence, the annual collection to support the work of the Holy Father, reported an uptick in donations for 2023, but allocated nearly 90% of revenue to Vatican operating expenses.

And although voluntary donations climbed after 2022, total revenue to Peter’s Pence in 2023 nearly halved, after the fund disposed of millions of euros in real estate ass…