Aerial view of St. Peter’s Square, filled with thousands of mourners including clergy and dignitaries gathered for Pope Francis’ funeral Mass under a clear blue sky, in Vatican City, April 26, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News
Jan 21, 2026 / 11:30 am (CNA).
AsurveyofVaticanemployeesconductedbytheVaticanLayEmployeesAssociation(ADLV)foundbroaddissatisfactionwithcareeradvancement,widespreaddistrustofleadership,andsignificantreportsofworkplacemistreatmentamongrespondents.
Thepoll—carriedoutbetweenDec.15,2025,andJan.7andpublishedontheADLVwebsite—isbeingdescribedbytheassociationasthefirstrepresentativesurveyofstaffworkingacrossVaticanofficesandentities.TheADLVfunctionsasaninternalemployeeassociation,thoughitdoesnothaveformalunionrecognitionintheVatican’slegalsystem,wherestrikesarenotpermitted.
AccordingtotheADLV,250peoplerespondedtothequestionnaire,about80%ofwhomaremembersoftheassociation.TheHolySeeemploysroughly4,200workers,thoughmostarenotaffiliatedwiththeADLV—alimitationthegroupacknowledgedwhiledescribingthesamp
