RNS-POPE-FINANCES a

The Rev. Federico Lombardi, the chief Vatican spokesman, briefs reporters on Monday (Feb. 24) about the new department Pope Francis created to overhaul the Holy See’s finances. RNS photo by David Gibson

(RNS1-feb24) The Rev. Federico Lombardi, the chief Vatican spokesman, briefs reporters on Monday (Feb. 24) about the new department Pope Francis created to overhaul the Holy See’s finances. For use with RNS-POPE-FINANCES, transmitted on February 24, 2014, RNS photo by David Gibson