January 01, 2013
(Romereports.com) Vatican City, the
world's smallest state, is traditionally a country run by men, more
specifically the priests of the Catholic Church. Women at the Vatican are
few and far in between, especially in leadership positions. But even in
a community so entrenched in tradition, that notion is changing day by
day.
Among the crop of emerging women leaders is Marta Lago. The Spanish journalist serves as the editor for the Spanish-language version of the Osservatore Romano.
MARTA LAGO
Editor, L'Osservatore Romano (Spanish edition)
“For
a woman to be given so many responsibilities at the Vatican is truly
something new, but it's happening more often. I don't think it's a
matter of appointing women, but instead of incorporating lay members
within the Vatican. Because there are posts that don't have to be filled
by clergy. They can be done by professional lay members, where you'll
find many women.”
The Osservatore Romano is the official newspaper of the Vatican. It is published daily in Italian, and weekly in English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish.
But among them, the Spanish edition has a very particular challenge.
MARTA LAGO
Editor, L'Osservatore Romano (Spanish edition)
“Getting
the message to an audience as diverse as all the Spanish-speaking
countries of the world is relatively easy because the language of the
Church is universal. There is no geographic, cultural or religious
limit. It's a universal message because it's the message of the Church,
the Pope, the Holy See and the Apostolic See. The sensibility is
obviously special for Spanish-speaking countries, but that doesn't mean
we withhold information from them and vice-versa.”
Her new position at the newspaper is not without merit. Lago worked her way up within the Osservatore Romano, where she has worked since 2005. She describes it as a “natural evolution within the newspaper.”
MARTA LAGO
Editor, L'Osservatore Romano (Spanish edition)
“Taking
on this new role has not been traumatic, so to speak. I'd been the
second in command of the Spanish edition, so I'm just continuing to take
care of it. I'm responsible for making plans, making changes, signing
off on things, which are duties that are already in place. We need to
continue improving, like any other media. As we know, no innovation is
the death of any medium.”
Marta Lago says her new post comes with great responsibility. But she adds that she can contribute a touch of feminine intuition not just to the world, but to her work in journalism.
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