The commission was created earlier this year by Pope Francis.
Pope Leo XIV has suppressed a Vatican donations commission less than 10 months after it was established by his predecessor Pope Francis.
The Vatican released Dec. 4 a
chirograph, signed Sept. 29 by Pope Leo XIV, suppressing the
Commissio de donationibus pro Sancta Sede, or Commission of Donations for the Holy See, which sought to raise much-needed funds for the Vatican.
Pope Francis had signed a document
establishing the commission Feb. 11, three days before he was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital and 69 days before his death at the age of 88.
The new chirograph suppressing the commission said that the move came as a recommendation of the Vatican’s Council for the Economy, which “devoted particular attention to studying this issue, reexamining it and consulting with experts in the field.”
The chirograph also announced the creation of a working group “to formulate proposals regarding the general issue of fundraising for the Holy See, along with the definition of an appropriate structure.”
Members of the working group will be proposed to Leo XIV by the Vatican’s Council for the Economy, via the Secretariat of State.
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The commission was created earlier this year by Pope Francis.
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