Pope rules any baptized lay Catholic, including women, can head Vatican departments

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Saturday introduced a landmark change allowing any baptized lay Catholic, male or female, to head most departments as part of a new constitution for the Vatican’s central administration. For centuries, the departments have been headed by male clerics, usually cardinals or bishops. The new, 54-page constitution, called Praedicate Evangelium […]

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