Father Juan Antonio Guerrero

Pope meets Pell: ‘Vindication’ yes, ‘resurgence’ not so fast
- Oct 13, 2020
Monday’s encounter between Pope Francis and Australian Cardinal George Pell marked a vindication for the 79-year-old Australian prelate, but perhaps not a full resurgence.

By John L. Allen Jr.
People have right to know how Vatican uses resources, official says
- Oct 1, 2020
The Vatican’s financial situation must be “a glass house” that displays transparency and honesty, letting Catholics know where its revenues come from and go, said the head of the Secretariat for the Economy.

By Carol Glatz
Facing scandal and debt, Pope shifts into high gear on financial reform
- Jul 1, 2020
Despite the general stall related to the coronavirus over the last several months, it’s been drive time in terms of a financial reshuffle in the Vatican.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Opening salvos in Pope Francis’s financial ‘Reform 2.0’
- May 22, 2020
Pope Francis and his Vatican team this week have moved to try to defuse a financial bomb before it goes off, closing several Swiss holding companies responsible for portions of its assets and reallocating internal control over financial data collection.

By John L. Allen Jr.
Vatican finances pit Anglo-Saxon/Germanic ‘reform’ vs. Latin/Mediterranean
- Nov 28, 2019
One wonders if the Vatican’s latest financial upheaval is at least partly the result of differing concepts of “reform,” which were submerged at the beginning of the Francis revolution but which have been progressively coming to the surface as time wears on.

By John L. Allen Jr.
New head of Vatican’s economy office needs pope’s strong backing to succeed
- Nov 15, 2019
When Father Juan Antonio Guerrero was announced as the new head of the Secretariat for the Economy, a collective ‘huh?’ could probably be heard across Rome. Pope Francis needs to make sure people know he has his full backing to push through the Vatican’s stalled financial reforms.

By Charles Collins