JUST IN: Pope Francis has appointed a woman — Sister Nathalie Becquart — as an undersecretary to the Synod of Bishops, the first woman to ever hold the position.

Becquart, who has worked with the synod as a consultant since 2019, will have voting rights in the body. pic.twitter.com/BtkxSqrANZ

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