Pope Francis names secretary-general for Economy Secretariat

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has named Monsignor Alfred Xuereb as the prelate secretary-general of the Economy Secretariat, whose Prefect is Australian Cardinal George Pell. Monsignor Xuereb is the private secretary of Pope Francis, and served as the deputy private secretary to Pope Benedict XVI until he retired. The Secretariat for the Economy was established by the motu proprio, Fidelis et dispensator prudens, which was published on 24 February 2014.