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An American PR Executive in the Vatican’s Court, by Phil Lawler – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture, Jun 02, 2026

Phil Lawler has been a Catholic journalist for more than 30 years. He has edited several Catholic magazines and written eight books. Founder of Catholic World News, he is also the lead news analyst at CatholicCulture.org. See full bio.

 

Although I didn’t expect to see an American Pontiff in my lifetime, Leo XIV has settled in at the apostolic palace, and the initial surprise is wearing off.

Now brace yourself for another shock. In November an American will be taking control of the stodgy Vatican communications operation.

Actually Maria Montserrat Alvarado was born in Mexico City. But she is now a US citizen, and her professional background—first at the Becket Fund, more recently at EWTN—has been formed in the US. At Becket she learned, and demonstrated, how to run an effective public-relations campaign to influence public opinion. As president of EWTN News, she presided over an international media organization that is, frankly, more impressive than the one she will oversee in Rome. ….

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