Zahra is one of five members on the International Audit Committee of the Holy See and the Vatican State. In July 2013, Pope Francis named Zahra the President of a new Pontifical Commission (the Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See), chartered to investigate current accounting practices among Vatican offices and bodies and to help devise new strategies for greater fiscal responsibility and transparency. Zahra is a board member of the Vatican-based Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation. In 2006, the Malta Society for Manufacturers and the Arts granted Zahra the Gold Medal Award for outstanding achievement in business and the arts.   http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20151129/business-news/Curmi-and-Partners-appoint-Joseph-F-X-Zahra-as-director.593929 https://www.ncronline.org/person/joseph-fx-zahra http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2013-07-19/news/pope-creates-new-commission-of-inquiry-for-finance-2113961985/