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Pope Francis names three women to Vatican department--

• https://www.dailymail.co.uk By ELIZABETH HAIGH

Raffaella Petrini, Yvonne Reungoat and Maria Lia Zervino will advise the Pope

Pope Francis has often said women should have greater roles in Catholicism

Parts of the Church have welcomed the move, but some have condemned it

The latest step for women's rights comes amid the Pope's recent ill-health

The Pope has been criticised for 'going woke' after naming three women to the Dicastery for Bishops - a committee which meets regularly to recommend new bishops who have been put forward by Vatican ambassadors.

The appointment of the three women - nuns Raffaella Petrini and Yvonne Reungoat, and laywoman Maria Lia Zervino (a non-ordained female member of a Church) - is a historical first and comes as Pope Francis seeks to usher in more gender equality within the Church.


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