Pope Francis promises no Vatican employees will be fired

he dad Francisco promised the workers of the Vatican that no one will be fired he won’t lose his job either due to the economic crisis derived from the coronavirus pandemic that hit the finances of the small state after the mandatory closure of the Vatican Museums, your main source of income.

“You are the most important thing here. No one is left behind, no one will lose their job “Francisco stressed in his traditional Christmas speech attended by workers and their children.

The Vatican Museums, those of the Pontifical Villas and the excavations under St. Peter’s Basilica They have been closed since November 4 as part of the Conte government’s plan to counter the spread of the pandemic, which has killed more than 68,000 in Italy, placing the Alpine country at the top of the list of deaths from covid- 19 in Europe.

During the first be, The surfaces of the museum that can be visited by tourists from the Holy See were closed for two months from March 8 to April 3.

The Pope has made it clear that in his opinion, “No one should suffer the unpleasant economic effects of this pandemic“And in this regard, he added:” We have to work harder to solve this problem, which is not easy. There is no magic wand. The pontiff’s speech, partly improvised, drew applause from those present: “We must continue as one family.

One of the first responses de Francisco before the economic flight left by the pandemic was the creation of the “Jesus, Divine Worker” fund managed by Caritas for workers with less guardianship in the diocese of Rome. He did so as Bishop of Rome and donated one million euros.

With information from Europapress.