Pope's anti-corruption decree for Vatican limits gifts to 40 euros


  • World
  • Thursday, 29 Apr 2021

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis holds a weekly general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican, April 28, 2021. Vatican Media/?Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) -Pope Francis issued a new decree on Thursday mandating full economic disclosure and controls for Vatican managers, including cardinals, and stipulating that no one can accept personal gifts worth more than 40 euros ($49).

The decree followed another papal law last May in which Francis tightened rules for Vatican procurement contracts.

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