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.

Alvarado sustituye al actual responsable, el laico italiano Paolo Ruffini

Montserrat Alvarado, ejecutiva de EWTN News, se convierte en la segunda mujer al frente de un dicasterio vaticano

Executiva não religiosa nascida na Cidade do México assumirá o cargo em 1º de novembro