Leo appoints Montse Alvarado as Vatican comms prefect

Pope Leo XIV appointed Jun. 2 María Montserrat Alvarado as prefect of the Dicastery for Communications.

Pope Leo XIV appointed Jun. 2 María Montserrat Alvarado, president and COO of EWTN News, as prefect of the Dicastery for Communications.

Pope Leo XIV and Montse Alvarado. Credit: Vatican media.

Alvarado will replace Paolo Ruffini as prefect effective November 1, becoming the first non-religious female to serve as a Vatican prefect.

Born in Mexico City, Alv…