The Vatican's vast media empire, which includes television, radio, digital platforms, publishing operations, and the Holy See's press office, is about to be led by a Mexican-born woman.
This week, Pope Leo XIV appointed María Montserrat Alvarado, a Mexico City native and veteran Catholic media executive, as the new prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication, making her the first non-religious woman to hold one of the Holy See's most influential communications posts.
