Sister Petrini, who has served as Secretary General of the same governorate since November 2021, brings significant academic and administrative experience to her new role.

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 15 - The Pope has appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini, until now Secretary General of the Governorate, as President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, as well ...

Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was named president of the Vatican City State, the 44-hectare (108-acre) territory in Rome that is home to the Catholic Church. advertisement.

Sister Raffaella Petrini. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News. By Victoria Cardiel. Vatican City, Jan 21, 2025 / 16:30 pm. In less than a month and ...

FILE— In this Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021 file photo, Pope Francis shakes hands with Sister Raffaella Petrini, secretary general of the Vatican's governorship, as he arrives for an audience with ...

The appointment on Thursday of Sister Raffaella Petrini, a 52-year-old Italian nun, is the latest in which the 84-year-old pope has placed a woman in a leadership role.

Franciscan Sister Raffaella Petrini will become head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the Vatican City State in March. A Service of EWTN News, Inc.

ROME — Pope Francis on Nov. 4 appointed Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist Raffaella Petrini as the new secretary general of the Governorate of Vatican City State, making her the first woman to ...

Sister Raffaella Petrini will become the first woman to lead the Vatican City State governorate when she takes office March 1. Tuesday, July 08, 2025. A service of EWTN News.

Another woman is taking over a top management job in the Vatican: Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State, making her essentially the ...

ROME (AP) — Another woman is taking over a top management job in the Vatican: Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State, making her ...