‘Baby Bishops School’: How the Vatican trains new bishops

In this week’s episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and Colleen discuss the “birthday gifts” Pope Leo XIV gave to the Vatican on his 71st birthday: an expansion of the Vatican Library and archives and the repeal of Covid-era salary cuts. The hosts explain Vatican salaries and what has changed financially for the Holy See since the pandemic.

In the second part of the show, Colleen and Gerry give a primer on “Baby Bishops’ School,” the annual training for newly-ordained bishops that recently concluded in Rome.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

0:42 Pope Leo repeals Covid-era salary cuts

4:52 How Vatican employees are compensated

7:52 The Vatican’s financial recovery since 2024

10:39 Vatican finances under Pope Leo

15:06 Vatican Library and archive expansion

18:33 Baby Bishops’ School explained

21:03 Bishops get international perspective

24:49 Pope Leo’s address to new bishops