Auditor General Archives

A reforming pope’s dilemma: Using the center to deliver decentralization

Jun 9, 2021

The more a given pope sees himself as a reformer, the more inclined he often is to act like an old-school absolute monarch to advance that agenda.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Pope says financial reforms are working, wants anti-nuke stance in catechism

Nov 26, 2019

Pope Francis said Tuesday that the latest round of financial scandal at the Vatican is actually a success story, because the situation was revealed thanks to an internal Vatican probe, which he said demonstrates that new controls are working.

By Inés San Martín

Pope updates role, authority of auditor’s office as part of reform

Feb 11, 2019

As part of ongoing financial reform efforts, Pope Francis updated the role and authority of the auditor general’s office, calling it the Vatican’s “anti-corruption authority.”

By Carol Glatz

Vatican’s ex-auditor ready to return, says it’s ‘not too late’ for reform

Jul 28, 2018

First and former Vatican auditor says he is willing to take his place back in the Vatican now that charges against him have been dismissed.

By Claire Giangravè

Closed case, open questions surround Vatican’s ex-auditor general

Jul 8, 2018

In a new interview, Libero Milone, the Vatican’s first-ever Auditor General who departed under mysterious circumstances a year ago, says a criminal investigation against him has been closed.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Ex-Vatican auditor says he was forced out by old guard with ‘frame-job’

Sep 24, 2017

Breaking a three-month silence, the Vatican’s former Auditor General claimed Saturday he was forced out in June by a “frame-job” engineered by an old guard hostile to reform, while two senior Vatican officials insisted they have “overwhelming evidence” that Libero Milone violated Vatican laws by illegitimately spying on people, including superiors and people in his own office.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Key figure in Vatican’s financial reform resigns without explanation

Jun 20, 2017

When Italian businessman and auditing expert Libero Milone was hired in 2015 as the Vatican’s new Auditor General, it has hailed as a major step forward for reform. On Tuesday the Vatican announced Milone’s sudden resignation from the post without offering any explanation, which seems destined to raise questions about the future of Pope Francis’s financial overhaul.

By Crux Staff