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Pope Leo XIV appoints Montse Alvarado as Vatican communications prefect

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Catholic IntelligenceUpdated 1 min read

Montse Alvarado will become the prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Communication on November 1. Appointed by Pope Leo XIV on June 2, Alvarado will succeed Paolo Ruffini and becomes the first laywoman to serve as a prefect of a dicastery of the Holy See.

Alvarado previously served as the president and chief operating officer of EWTN News, where she led multilingual news operations across television, radio, print, digital, and social media platforms. Before joining EWTN in 2021, she spent 14 years at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty in leadership roles focused on religious freedom and human dignity.

In an interview with Colm Flynn for the program EWTN News In Depth, Alvarado stated that she did not apply for the position. She described the appointment as something she was called to do and noted that the Pope may be seeking a professional of a new generation.

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Pope Leo XIV to appoint Montse Alvarado as Vatican communications prefect Nov. 1

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How the coverage unfolded

  1. Oct 23, 6:20 PM ACI Prensa Español “Es a lo que estoy llamada”: Montse Alvarado habla sobre su nuevo cargo de prefecta en el Vaticano
  2. Oct 23, 6:00 PM Catholic News Agency ‘It’s what I’m called to do’: Montse Alvarado on her new Vatican role
  3. Oct 23, 7:15 PM National Catholic Register ‘It’s What I’m Called to Do’: Montse Alvarado On Her New Vatican Role
  4. Oct 23, 6:00 PM Catholic World Report ‘It’s what I’m called to do’: Montse Alvarado on her new Vatican role
  5. Oct 25, 1:05 AM InfoVaticana Español Alvarado: «No me postulé», sobre su llegada a Comunicación
  6. Oct 26, 9:00 AM TK KBS Slovenčina „K tomu som povolaná“: Montse Alvaradová o svojej novej funkcii vo Vatikáne
  7. Oct 25, 11:57 PM ACI Digital Português 'É para isso que fui chamada', diz Montse Alvarado sobre seu novo papel na Santa Sé
  8. Oct 23, 6:00 PM Angelus News Montse Alvarado on her new Vatican role: ‘It’s what I’m called to do’
  9. Oct 27, 9:26 AM Catholic Review Montse Alvarado prepares to step into Vatican communications prefect role Nov. 1
  10. Oct 27, 10:00 AM ACI Stampa Italiano Alvarado: "Comunicare Cristo al mondo è il mandato del Dicastero per la Comunicazione"
  11. Oct 27, 7:35 AM The Texas Catholic Montse Alvarado prepares to step into Vatican communications prefect role Nov. 1
  12. Oct 27, 7:25 AM The Catholic Sun Montse Alvarado prepares to step into Vatican communications prefect role Nov. 1

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