Pope Francis has for
the first time promoted a woman to a junior ministerial post in the Vatican’s
foreign affairs department.
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.
Italy born Di Giovanni
served in the same department in a lower position.
In an interview with
Vatican News she said “Yes, actually,
its the first time a woman has had a managerial position in the Secretariat of
State,’’.
“The Holy Father has
made an unprecedented decision, certainly, which beyond me personally
represents an indication of an attention toward women.’’
According to her, the
responsibility is connected to the job, rather than to the fact of being a
woman.
