The pope receives no pay but all his expenses are paid by the Church. He has no need for money.
Donations from Church members around the world, from investments and from the sale of religious items and souvenirs in the Vatican shops.
The Vatican uses the Euro.
Vatican Lira is the official currency but you can also use the Euro in the Vatican too.Clarification:As of 2002 the Euro is the currency of the Vatican.
This is because Vatican City is sovereign nation, established through the Lateran Treaty of 1929.
Catholic AnswerOf course not. The Vatican is the seat of the Pope, who is the Vicar of Christ. He is answerable to God. Clarification:The Vatican does not answer to the Mafia. However, in recent years it has been discovered that certain corrupt officials of the Vatican banking system have been laundering money for the Mafia. Hopefully, these criminals have been eliminated from the system.
The money comes from donations made by Catholics throughout the world, from investments and from the sale of items in the shops of the Vatican.
There is no Vatican Island. However, the Vatican is an 'island' in the middle of the city of Rome.
The Catholic Church distributes immense amounts of money to the poor at the direction of the Pope in the Vatican.
Vatican Council I was the first Ecumenical Council to be held at the Vatican in Vatican City which is an independent country.
It was one of the Vatican's money making schemes to help finance the building of St. Peter's Basilica.
Of course not! You cannot buy forgiveness with money.
Vatican City is the capital of Vatican City the country.
There are no hotels for tourists in Vatican City. Visitors to the Vatican usually stay in hotels in Rome which surrounds the Vatican.