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  • ‘Pope of the Little Guy’ caught up in the heavy lifting of reform

    • Mar 28, 2021

    Pope Francis legendarily has a keen sense of justice and a hard-wired bias in favor of the underdog, but it’s also clear that Francis, like pretty much every reformer pope before him, is still struggling with the institutional translation of those core instincts.

    By John L. Allen Jr.
  • June 27 may decide if Vatican’s financial gamble pays off

    June 27 may decide if Vatican’s financial gamble pays off

    • Mar 14, 2021

    Spanish Jesuit Father Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves, the pope’s CFO, explained in an interview with the Vatican’s official news outlet that in order to cover costs, the Vatican is being forced to spend down its reserves, and he appealed to Catholic faithful around the world to help out.

    By John L. Allen Jr.
  • Envoy’s case confirms culture, not law, is real roadblock to reform

    Envoy’s case confirms culture, not law, is real roadblock to reform

    • Feb 10, 2021

    Pope Francis’s campaign for financial reform has two targets. The is outright, blatant corruption, and the other is formed by cultural assumptions and patterns of behavior that aren’t generally perceived as criminal or even immoral.

    By John L. Allen Jr.
  • Pope’s ‘Reform 2.0’ relies on Italians to fix an Italian problem

    Pope’s ‘Reform 2.0’ relies on Italians to fix an Italian problem

    • Jul 4, 2020

    In Francis’s new “Reform 2.0,” which has come into focus over the last four months or so, the assumption is almost exactly the opposite: If you have an Italian problem, then you need your own Italians to fix it.

    By John L. Allen Jr.
  • 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.
  • Italian financier at heart of Vatican scandal appeals to UK court

    Italian financier at heart of Vatican scandal appeals to UK court

    • Jun 30, 2020

    The stage could be set to have the same set of facts related to a now-infamous London land deal adjudicated by two different courts, one in the Vatican and one in the UK. Such a scenario would invite an interesting compare-and-contrast dynamic at the end.

    By John L. Allen Jr.
  • Down the barrel of $158 million gun, Vatican reform is coming … but what kind?

    Down the barrel of $158 million gun, Vatican reform is coming … but what kind?

    • May 13, 2020

    Change now is inevitable, no matter what sort of resistance the fabled “old guard” may put up, because the Vatican finds itself looking down the barrel of a $158 million gun.

    By John L. Allen Jr.
  • Will compulsion succeed where conversion has failed on Vatican financial reform?

    Will compulsion succeed where conversion has failed on Vatican financial reform?

    • Feb 18, 2020

    A looming independent review of Vatican finances may provide the threat of blacklisting it takes to cajole the Vatican into serious reform.

    By John L. Allen Jr.
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