History Made in Rome: Two Nuns Now Lead Powerful Vatican Office! - Commonwealth Union

Photo: Radio Stella Maris The appointment of a woman as secretary is not unprecedented, but significant. What makes this moment historic is that Sister Merletti will serve directly under the supervision of another woman: Sister Simona Brambilla, current prefect of the Vatican City Dicastery.- Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Tiziana Merletti as the new secretary of the Dicastery for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic …

History Made in Rome: Two Nuns Now Lead Powerful Vatican Office! - Commonwealth Union

In a move signaling the Vatican’s evolving approach to leadership, Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Tiziana Merletti as the new Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, a department that oversees religious orders, congregations, and secular institutes across the global Catholic Church. The appointment was officially announced on May 22 by the Vatican Press Office. Sr. Merletti, a canon lawye…