Pope Francis' Huge Net Worth Despite Declining Six-Figure Salary Unveiled: "Turns Out Humility Pays"

• Catholics around the world are mourning the death of their beloved Pope Francis, which happened on Monday, April 21, 2025
• Following his demise, the Pope's net worth, including the number of cars and houses he owns, has been unveiled
• Meanwhile, the burial date for the deceased religious leader has been announced by the Vatican

Grief has engulfed Catholics in Ghana and around the world following the sad passing of Pope Francis.

The revered religious leader passed away on Monday, April 21, 2025, aged 88. Pope Francis died following a stroke and heart failure, the Vatican said.

Following his demise, his burial has been scheduled for Saturday, April 26, 2025, the Vatican announced. His net worth has been unveiled following his passing.

Pope Francis has never taken a salary

Pope Francis has lived a modest life before and after he was elected Pope in 2013. He was entitled to a huge salary, but he declined it, in line with the Jesuit philosophy.

He was entitled to a monthly salary of $32,000, an equivalent of GH¢494,320.41, but he chose to donate the amount to the church, place it in a trust, utilise it for a foundation or transfer it to a family member.

Despite rejecting his six-figure salary, it has emerged that the renowned Catholic Pope had a net worth of $16,000,000, an equivalent of GH¢247,160,206.40.

This was reported by Marca, a renowned Spanish newspaper. He also had five cars and an apartment. He was gifted a Lamborghini, but reports indicate that he auctioned it off for charity.

Watch the video of the Pope's Lamborghini:

Many people have wondered how a Pope who lived a modest life and did not take a salary amasses such wealth.

Vatican insiders indicate that his net worth was largely from royalties, donations, and access to a discretionary fund of $385,000 per year as head of the Roman Catholic Church.

Pope Francis approved New Papal funeral rites

In a thoughtful and perhaps prophetic gesture, Pope Francis approved a revised edition of the liturgical guide for papal funeral rites in April 2024.

This updated version, known as the second edition of the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis, outlines new protocols for handling the mortal remains of a pope.

One of the significant changes introduced is that the formal confirmation of death now takes place in the chapel, rather than the room where the pontiff passes.

Otumfuo's 2015 encounter with Pope Francis emerges

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that an old video, making rounds on TikTok, showed the moment Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, paid a courtesy visit to Pope Francis at the Vatican in 2015.

Otumfuo went on the trip with his family, which included his wife, Lady Julia, and two kids, Nana Afia Kobi and Nana Kwame Kyeretwie.

The late Pope Francis showed his humility and warmth when he stood to welcome the Asantehene, who was draped in a beautiful Kente cloth, and his family.

Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh