Can Pope Leo XIV solve the Vatican funding crisis? Here’s how the Holy See manages money - The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds, and it's got a big budget problem

The world's smallest country has a big budget problem. The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds. It primarily finances the Catholic Church's central government through donations that have been plunging,

Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, is the first US-born leader of the Catholic Church. However, his elevation to pontiff has raised a legal issue: Can he continue holding American citizenship,