Pope Francis Appoints First Woman Junior Foreign Affairs Minister
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Jan 15, 2020
Pope Francis has for the first time promoted a woman to a junior ministerial post in the Vatican's foreign affairs department.
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Italy-born Francesca Di Giovanni was appointed Undersecretary for the Section for Relations with States at the Vatican's Secretariat of State, a Vatican statement said on Wednesday.
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Di Giovanni served in the same department in a lower position.
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"Yes, actually, its the first time a woman has had a managerial position in the Secretariat of State,'' she said in an interview with Vatican News.
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"The Holy Father has made an unprecedented decision, certainly, which beyond me personally represents an indication of an attention toward women.''
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According to her, the responsibility is connected to the job, rather than to the fact of being a woman. (dpa/NAN)
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