The evening world., 1894-03-08
FINANCES OF THE VATICAN.
The Popc's Revenue Has Fallen on
of Late.

Since the heavy losses made by the
Pope a year or more ago the finances Of
the vatican have been superintendcd
with great care. 1T Is known" says n
Paris paper. Tint a OF pre-
lates AMI several cardinals exists at
Rome whose duty 1t Is to regulate the
use Of the sums Of money which now
into the treasury OF the Vatican. These
sums come principally from two sources;
the revenues Of the property possessed
by the Pope and tn gifts ~ the faith
full. known as Peter = pence.
The ropert of the Vatican II OF
various kinds. but the greater part Of II
consists OF money or bonds. placed in
England and France. under control Of
the Paris house OF RothsChild. Peters
pence Is an annual revenue which liz far
from being fixed. In good wears the total
Of the sum received from all countries
Of the world reaches S,0oO.GD francs,
Sometimes 1t IL az low az 6,W0,opO and
even 5000. 900.
This has been the case for the last
five years. This diminution is due in
great part To the discord between the
Itoyalists and the French Catholics pro-
duCed by the Republican policy of the
Pope. France alone furnished two-thirds
and often t~hr"e-quarters of Peters pence.
And In France II is the Royalists who
prove themselves the most generous.
But since the adhesion OF Leo XIII. to
the Republic many of them, more Roy
purses TO the Pope. However, despite
all this, French bishops still Onward the
largest sums to His Holiness. Thus the
Bishop of Nantes sent a few days ago
100000 francs from his flock as their
gift to the Vatican treasury.
ITALY" adds the Journal. "contributs
only n small part of the few
hundred thousand francs n year. The
Romans show themselves in this regard
less generous than other Italians. on
the other hand, the Anglo-Saxon corn
tries. England. Ireland. Australia ard
the United States-begin to send impor-
tan sums. IL Catholicism continues to
grow in these countries II IS easy to
see that In time the Vatican will darw
considerable sums from them.
Again, there are the royal courts.
such as Austria, which send ANNUALLY
rich presents to the Pope. This is even
true Of princes OF ancient Italian fami.
lies. Francis H., ex-king of Nap,"s. and
Marie Theresa. formerly Grand Duchess
of Tuscany, never fail to send their
offerings. which consist Of several thou
sands Of francs. The Comte de Cham
5000 francs: the Count of Paris sends
the same sum
The expenses Of the Vatican" con-
Times nore the writer ter amount ANNUALLY to
regulated as follows: For the personal
wants OF the Pope, 5000 900 francs; for
the Cardinals. 10000; for poor dioccses.
10000 administration of the Vatican.
l.soc.oco; Secretary OF state. l.Ooo.O oO; en-
ployees and aglegates, loo. 900; support
of schools and poor, |, 900.
me IardlnalS at Rome live at the
expense of the Pope. The income Of
each from this source Is at least q. 900
francs. The Secretary OF State IL
charged with upholding relations with
foreign governments by the media
tion Of nuncios. The four most
important-Pari Vienna, Madrid. and
liSbon-each receive an allowance OF
do.gO francs a year.
The last Jubilee of Pope Leo Mi.
brought to the Vatican 3.O0O, 600 francs.
AZ the FIRST, celebrated five years ago.
l2,V0,OOO francs We're received. In the
course OF years the Pope has intro
duced n number OF economies in the
diNerent branches Of the Vatican ser
vice n for that reason he has been
called misery. This accusation Is not
merited: the economies became neces-
sary in a state whose expenses are
considerable and whose revenues con
tinue to diminish. Leo XIII. has many
reasons to follow the example Of his
illnstrious predecessor, Slxtus. as It is
dln,cult In the present time to count on
the RenerOSitY Of the fnlihfnln