One of the most unpopular administrative measures of the previous pontificate is set to be formally reversed, with Pope Leo XIV restoring free or subsidised Vatican housing for cardinals and senior curial officials. The decision, reported by Vatican correspondent Nico Spuntoni, marks an early and significant shift in internal governance under the new Pope.
According to Spuntoni, a decree coming into force imminently will repeal the rescript issued on 13 February 2023 under Pope Francis, which removed long-standing housing privileges for cardinals, prefects, presidents and secretaries of dicasteries living in Vatican-owned property. The earlier measure required many prelates either to begin paying rent for the first time or to absorb steep increases.
