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This image released on Wednesday Jan. 8, 2025 by the Vatican Media shows Pope Francis meeting Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun who is the first woman named to head a major Vatican office, the department responsible for all the church's religious orders, at the Vatican. (Vatican Media via AP)

This image released on Wednesday Jan. 8, 2025 by the Vatican Media shows Pope Francis meeting Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun who is the first woman named to head a major Vatican office, the department responsible for all the church's religious orders, at the Vatican. (Vatican Media via AP)

This image released on Wednesday Jan. 8, 2025 by the Vatican Media shows Pope Francis shaking hands with Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun who is the first woman named to head a major Vatican office, the department responsible for all the church's religious orders, at the Vatican. (Vatican Media via AP)

This image released on Wednesday Jan. 8, 2025 by the Vatican Media shows Pope Francis shaking hands with Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun who is the first woman named to head a major Vatican office, the department responsible for all the church's religious orders, at the Vatican. (Vatican Media via AP)

Pope Francis waves during the Angelus noon prayer on the occasion of the Epiphany day from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Francis waves during the Angelus noon prayer on the occasion of the Epiphany day from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)