{"id":107425,"date":"2026-11-02T11:54:58","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T11:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-executive-starting-key-job-as-first-laywoman-to-head-vatican-ministry\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T11:54:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T11:54:58","slug":"u-s-executive-starting-key-job-as-first-laywoman-to-head-vatican-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-executive-starting-key-job-as-first-laywoman-to-head-vatican-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. executive starting key job as first laywoman to head Vatican ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     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said in a television interview with U.S. Catholic media outlet EWTN News, where she has served as president and chief operating officer since 2023. <\/p>\n<p>It was &#8220;an appointment from the Holy Father,&#8221; U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV said of the new role for Alvarado, who uses the name &#8220;Montse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/11\/02\/346925c2-c6c0-4f6e-9a6e-75ea35eade9c\/thumbnail\/620x405\/f02266dca30d4813d4406830760b2cf7\/gettyimages-2289092816.jpg#\" alt=\"Vatican Pool Images 2026 \" height=\"405\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" 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division of the Eternal Word Television Network, the largest Catholic television network in the United States, which was founded by a nun and has established itself as a touchstone for conservative Catholics. <\/p>\n<p>It hasn&#8217;t always had a warm relationship with the Vatican. <\/p>\n<p>Certain programs on the network developed a reputation for their criticism of Leo&#8217;s Argentine predecessor, Pope Francis, a reform-minded pontiff who angered some within the Church&#8217;s conservative wing, particularly in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Francis appeared to call them out on it, bemoaning a &#8220;major Catholic television channel that is constantly criticizing the pope.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I may personally deserve attacks and insults because I am a sinner, but the Church does not deserve this; it is the work of the devil,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p>Alvarado was a presenter for EWTN at that time.<\/p>\n<h2>Alvarado&#8217;s background<\/h2>\n<p>Born in Mexico, Alvarado arrived in the U.S. as a child and grew up in Miami before moving to Washington to pursue her studies. <\/p>\n<p>For 14 years, Alvarado worked at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a nonprofit law firm that defends religious freedom. <\/p>\n<p>At the helm of EWTN News since 2023, she oversaw international media platforms that produced content in seven languages across television, print, radio, digital media, and social networks. <\/p>\n<p>Alvarado hadn&#8217;t planned on a career in media and communications, telling EWTN that her &#8220;great ambition had always been to get married and have children.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She was married, but is now divorced, and the union has since been annulled by the Church. <\/p>\n<p>Alvarado succeeds 70-year-old Paolo Ruffini, who was appointed by Pope Francis in 2018 and was the first layperson to lead a dicastery, the Vatican term for a ministry. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a woman who has been chosen for her skills and her qualities,&#8221; Lucetta 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