Pope Leo XIV used his 71st birthday to hand Vatican employees a tangible gift, a papal decree scrapping the salary cuts his predecessor imposed five years ago, while quietly reversing another major Francis-era decision on the Vatican's own archives. The Vatican published two decrees on Monday, both signed by Leo, that together represent the clearest […] The post Pope Leo XIV marks 71st birthday by repealing Vatican salary cuts and reversing Francis-era plans appeared first on American Almanac .
Pope Leo XIV used his 71st birthday to hand Vatican employees a tangible gift, a papal decree scrapping the salary cuts his predecessor imposed five years ago, while quietly reversing another major Francis-era decision on the Vatican's own archives. The Vatican published two decrees on Monday, both signed by Leo, that together represent the clearest signal yet of how the first American pope intends to manage the institution's finances and physical footprint. The first decree repealed COVID-era salary reductions that Pope Francis put in place in 2021. The second canceled Francis' plan to relocate the Vatican's secret archives and library holdings to a pontifical university outside Vatican City, ordering instead that a new building be…Open
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During his visit, the pontiff revealed a permanent sign of his devotion to the place: a fresco depicting him praying that now adorns an upper cornice of the basilica.
Americans can learn from French Canadians’ successes—and failures—in preserving their culture. The post Quebec’s Lessons for Conservatives appeared first on The American Conservative .
Canada Quebec’s Lessons for Conservatives Americans can learn from French Canadians’ successes—and failures—in preserving their culture. (Steve Liss/Getty Images) This side of the border, French Canadians don’t tend to make political waves. Despite a sizable population in northern New England, they have collectively only once played a significant role in American politics. This was in February 1972, when the so-called “Canuck Letter” helped scuttle Ed Muskie’s shot at the Democratic nomination for president. (The letter, now widely believed to be the work of Nixon staffers, alleged that Muskie had drawn…Open
J.D. Vance toplines the benefits of faith—but maintains his essential enigma. The post Vice Presidential Elegy appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture Culture Vice Presidential Elegy J.D. Vance toplines the benefits of faith—but maintains his essential enigma. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, by JD Vance, HarperCollins, 304 pages. In 1990, the CNN founder Ted Turner called Christianity “a religion for losers.” Though compelled by a prudent regard for public opinion to apologize for this statement, it must be conceded the late media mogul had a point. Christ ministered to the poor and the sick, the widow and the orphan, the publican and the…Open
