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Vatican appointments

Pope names first female prefect of Vatican dicastery

Sr. Simona Brambilla, I.S.M.C. is the first woman, and the first non-cardinal, to lead the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

Edgar Beltrán
Jan 06, 2025
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Pope Francis appointed Monday Sr. Simona Brambilla, I.S.M.C., as prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, and Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B., as pro-prefect of the same dicastery.

Sr. Simona Brambilla, I.S.M.C., the new prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and…

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