(Vatican Radio) The Vatican on Thursday confirmed that the Libreria Editrice Vaticana
(Vatican Publishing House) holds the author copyrights for all works written by Pope
Francis. This ruling was spelled out by the Pastor Bonus No. 191 in 1978 and on
March 23rd 2013 Pope Francis reiterated and renewed that ruling, furthermore
specifying that the Libreria Editrice Vaticana is and remains the legitimate
owners of author copyright and economic use for texts of his that pre-date his election
to the Papacy.