Pope Leo XIV may live modestly — after all, he took a vow of poverty as a member of the Order of Saint Augustine and earns a relatively small stipend as head of the Catholic Church — but he just got a little extra walking-around money. A representative traveled from Illinois to Vatican City to hand-deliver a check for $8.65, the forgotten balance of a PayPal account dating back to before his papal election. Leo joked that he had tried to sort it out over the phone, only to get disconnected by customer service. Some experiences, it seems, are universal.
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Pope Leo XIV may live modestly — after all, he took a vow of poverty as a member of the Order of Saint Augustine and earns a relatively small stipend as head of the Catholic Church — but he just got a little extra walking-around money. A representative traveled from Illinois to Vatican City to hand-deliver a check for $8.65, the forgotten balance of a PayPal account dating back to before his papal election. Leo joked that he had tried to sort it out over the phone, only to get disconnected by customer service. Some experiences, it seems, are universal.
