Pope Francis Appoints First Woman to Lead Major Vatican Office
- Pope Francis has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla as Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life, marking her as the first woman to lead a major Vatican office.
- Sister Simona Brambilla, 59, will oversee the Vatican's department responsible for consecrated life and societies of apostolic life.
- This appointment follows Pope Francis's 2022 reform that allows laypeople, including women, to head a dicastery and become prefects.
- The appointment demonstrates Pope Francis's effort to promote women's leadership roles within the Catholic hierarchy, despite restrictions on ordination.
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