Jessica Mendoza
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How would you describe the financial mess that this next pope will inherit? I would say unheavenly. Welcome to The Journal, our show about money, business, and power. I'm Jessica Mendoza. It's Wednesday, May 7th. Coming up on the show, do the Vatican's finances need divine intervention? For all its global influence, the Vatican is tiny. It's the world's smallest country.
How would you describe the financial mess that this next pope will inherit? I would say unheavenly. Welcome to The Journal, our show about money, business, and power. I'm Jessica Mendoza. It's Wednesday, May 7th. Coming up on the show, do the Vatican's finances need divine intervention? For all its global influence, the Vatican is tiny. It's the world's smallest country.
How would you describe the financial mess that this next pope will inherit? I would say unheavenly. Welcome to The Journal, our show about money, business, and power. I'm Jessica Mendoza. It's Wednesday, May 7th. Coming up on the show, do the Vatican's finances need divine intervention? For all its global influence, the Vatican is tiny. It's the world's smallest country.
It sits in the center of Rome, occupying an area about one-tenth the size of Central Park.
It sits in the center of Rome, occupying an area about one-tenth the size of Central Park.
It sits in the center of Rome, occupying an area about one-tenth the size of Central Park.
The Vatican might call to mind priceless treasures, gold chalices, the Sistine Chapel, vast cathedrals. But if you look at the religious institution through a fiscal lens, it's actually asset rich and cash poor.
The Vatican might call to mind priceless treasures, gold chalices, the Sistine Chapel, vast cathedrals. But if you look at the religious institution through a fiscal lens, it's actually asset rich and cash poor.
The Vatican might call to mind priceless treasures, gold chalices, the Sistine Chapel, vast cathedrals. But if you look at the religious institution through a fiscal lens, it's actually asset rich and cash poor.
Unlike other countries, the Vatican collects no taxes. The microstate is increasingly relying on revenue from museum ticket sales and tourism. And that money has to pay for a lot of stuff.
Unlike other countries, the Vatican collects no taxes. The microstate is increasingly relying on revenue from museum ticket sales and tourism. And that money has to pay for a lot of stuff.
Unlike other countries, the Vatican collects no taxes. The microstate is increasingly relying on revenue from museum ticket sales and tourism. And that money has to pay for a lot of stuff.
So how bad is the Vatican's financial situation right now?
So how bad is the Vatican's financial situation right now?
So how bad is the Vatican's financial situation right now?
As for the Vatican's budget deficit?
As for the Vatican's budget deficit?