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Pope Francis appoints more women to Vatican posts

Pope Francis greets a nun during the weekly general audience at the Vatican, January 15, 2020.

Pope Francis has appointed two women to Vatican posts previously held only by men, in back-to-back moves giving women more empowerment in the male-dominated Holy See.

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