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Pope tweaks a law allowing a woman to head the Vatican City State, months after a nun was appointed

Published on: Thursday 20 November 2025

Pope Francis shakes hands with Sister Raffaella Petrini, secretary general of the Vatican’s governorship, at the Vatican, on Dec. 23, 2021. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.) Listen ROME — Pope Leo ...

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Pope tweaks a law allowing a woman to head the Vatican City State, months after a nun was appointed