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Pope names first lay woman to head Vatican department
Pope names first lay woman to head Vatican department
Maria Montserrat Alvarado, currently president of the Catholic media outlet EWTN News, will take up her post on November 1, the Vatican said in a statement. She was born in Mexico City and studied in the United States
Pope names first lay woman as head of a Vatican department
Pope names first lay woman as head of a Vatican department
For the first time in Vatican history, a lay woman will head the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication. Maria Montserrat Alvarado, CEO of a Catholic television network, will be in charge of the vast apparatus surrounding the Pope. Television, radio, broadcasting... A clear commitment to continuing Pope Francis’ legacy of modernizing the Catholic Church and giving women a greater role.
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2×Pope names first lay woman as head of a Vatican department
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france24“Pope names first lay woman as head of a Vatican department”
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2×Maria Montserrat Alvarado will head the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication
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france24“Maria Montserrat Alvarado, CEO of a Catholic television network, will be in charge of the vast apparatus surrounding the Pope. Television, radio, broadcasting...”
hindu“Maria Montserrat Alvarado, currently president of the Catholic media outlet EWTN News, will take up her post on November 1, the Vatican said in a statement.”
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Maria Montserrat Alvarado was born in Mexico City
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Maria Montserrat Alvarado studied in the United States
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Maria Montserrat Alvarado will take up her post on November 1
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Maria Montserrat Alvarado is CEO of a Catholic television network
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Maria Montserrat Alvarado is president of the Catholic media outlet EWTN News
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“A clear commitment to continuing Pope Francis’ legacy of modernizing the Catholic Church and giving women a greater role.”
→ The appointment is presented as part of Pope Francis’ efforts to modernize the Church and increase women’s roles.