Contributions to papal charities are slumping amid reports of financial scandals in the Vatican, according to reports.
Speculation is mounting that concerns over corruption at the highest levels of the Catholic Church may be a factor in the falling generosity of the world’s faithful.
It comes after the Vatican’s secretariat for the economy posted another drop in overall sum of money donated to Peter’s Pence, which funds the Pope’s charities.
According to The Times, the annual collection in churches all over the world for Peter’s Pence last year came to 44 million euros.
