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‘Loyal to the mission’

Meet an emerging generation of Catholic leaders

Tim Glemkowski
Aug 12, 2026
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News came from Rome Tuesday that Pope Leo had appointed eight new members to the Council for the Economy. Of some interest was the fact that four were lay people; of greater interest was that two were millennial laywomen.

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

Only two months ago, Pope Leo XIV also made Montse Alvarado the prefect for th…

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