Pope appoints six women to help Vatican financial oversight
The move by Pope Francis sees the largest number of women named at one time to senior Vatican posts
06 August 2020 - 15:54
Vatican City — Pope Francis has appointed six women, including the former treasurer for Britain’s Prince Charles, to the council that oversees Vatican finances, naming them in one fell swoop to some of the most senior roles.
The appointments to one of the Holy See’s most important offices marked the latest attempt by the pope to keep promises to improve gender balance made years ago but which women’s groups have said were too slow in being realised...
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