Pope Francis has appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini, a Franciscan nun, as the head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the Vatican City State, marking another significant step in increasing women's leadership roles within the Catholic Church.
VATICAN —Another woman was appointed at the Vatican when the Pope Francis announced that a Franciscan nun will be installed in March as head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the Vatican City State.
The news of Petrini’s appointment was made public by the Holy Father during an interview on the Italian television program “Che Tempo Che Fa” . She joined the Vatican Curia as an official in the former Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
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