In a gesture that speaks to centuries of institutional reckoning, Pope Leo XIV has appointed Princess Gisela Bergmann of Liechtenstein — a seasoned wealth manager and CEO — to the Vatican's Council for the Economy. The move, announced in August 2026, continues a deliberate effort to bring outside professional expertise into the Holy See's financial governance, a domain long shadowed by opacity and mistrust. It is, at its heart, a wager that the ancient institution can learn a new kind of stewardship — one measured not in faith alone, but in fiduciary rigor.