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Alvarado takes over Vatican communications

María Montserrat Alvarado, a 39-year-old U.S. media executive, became the Vatican’s communications chief on Sunday. She is the first laywoman to lead a Vatican ministry-level department. Alvarado moved from Mexico City to Miami as a child.

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