This week, Maggie and Bob take a closer look at the Vatican’s suddenly improved finances, asking how years of deficits turned into a surplus almost overnight. They unpack what’s really behind the black ink, why a cleaner balance sheet doesn’t necessarily mean a healthier system, and how Pope Leo XIV’s decision to quietly dismantle a questionable fundraising commission may be the clearest signal yet that real reform is still very much a work in progress.

And in a few days stars the first Leo XIV’s Consistory. Listen here our podcast on this relevant meeting

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