Woman appointed as rector of Pontifical university in Rome

Woman appointed as rector of Pontifical university in Rome

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Joshua J. McElwee  |  Jul. 3, 2014

The Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education has appointed a woman to lead one of Rome's seven pontifical universities, the special academic institutions established directly under the authority of the pope.
Franciscan Sr. Mary Melone has been appointed rector of the Pontifical University Antonianum, the Roman university run by one of the main orders of male Franciscans, the Order of Friars Minor. The appointment was announced Thursday on the Friars website.