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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo rectifies technical glitch in Vatican law after woman given top job

Pope Leo XIV has rectified a technical glitch in a Vatican law, an issue that arose after Pope Francis named the first woman to head the Vatican City State administration.

The 2023 law was amended to remove a reference stating the president of the Vatican City State administration must be a cardinal. This change follows Pope Francis's February appointment of Sister Raffaella Petrini, a 56-year-old Italian nun, as president of the city state.

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