Pope Leo Tells Crux’s Elise Ann Allen About the Curia and Vatican Finances

Pope Leo XIV on Vatican’s finances: ‘I’m not losing sleep over it’

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims gathered for his weekly general audience on Sept. 17, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Sep 18, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV downplayed concerns of the ongoing f... [...]

Pope Leo tells Crux’s Elise Ann Allen about the Curia and Vatican finances

[Editor’s Note: These are the third excerpts of a two-part interview between Pope Leo XIV and Crux Senior Correspondent Elise Ann Allen contained in her new biography of the pontiff,  León XIV: ciudadano del mundo, misionero del siglo XXI, or “Leo XIV: Citizen of the World, Missionary of the XXI Century.” The book is published in Spanish by Penguin Peru and will be available for purchase in stores and online Sept. 18. English and Portuguese edit…

Pope Leo XIV On Vatican’s Finances: ‘I’m Not Losing Sleep Over It’

The Holy Father noted that the pandemic helped drive serious shortfalls in the Vatican’s budget when the worldwide health crisis closed the Vatican Museums, a...