U.S. executive starting key job as first laywoman to head Vatican ministry
- November 2, 2026 / 6:13 AM EST / AFP Add CBS News on Google Maria Montserrat Alvarado, a 39-year-old U.
- media executive, becomes the new head of Vatican communications this week, the first laywoman to head a Vatican "ministry.
- "The Mexican American will also be the first non-Italian to lead a vast department overseeing all of the Vatican's television, radio and print operations, as well as its press office.
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- November 2, 2026 / 6:13 AM EST / AFP Add CBS News on Google Maria Montserrat Alvarado, a 39-year-old U.
- media executive, becomes the new head of Vatican communications this week, the first laywoman to head a Vatican "ministry.
- "The Mexican American will also be the first non-Italian to lead a vast department overseeing all of the Vatican's television, radio and print operations, as well as its press office.
Sources: CBS News