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Leo XIV clears out Palazzo Pio: Ruffini out, Alvarado takes charge of Vatican Communications
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Leo XIV clears out Palazzo Pio: Ruffini out, Alvarado takes charge of Vatican Communications

Why has Leo XIV chosen to change the leadership of Vatican communications? In the video, the director of Silere non possum explains what lies behind the appointment of Maria Montserrat Alvarado and why Paolo Ruffini’s departure marks the end of an era at Palazzo Pio.

In the video, the director of Silere non possum analyses the appointment of Maria Montserrat Alvarado to head the Dicastery for Communication and explains why Leo XIV’s decision marks a turning point within Palazzo Pio.

This is not merely the replacement of Paolo Ruffini, but the end of a period marked by mistakes, self-referentiality and an opaque management of Vatican communications.

A video in which we examine what is truly changing in the Holy See’s communications and what message the Pope intended to send to the network that, for years, controlled the Vatican’s official narrative.

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