Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Vatican has highlighted Anna Medeossi, believed to be the world’s first woman to serve as rector of a Catholic shrine. A consecrated virgin and architect, Medeossi oversees the historic Marian Shrine of Notre-Dame de Santa Cruz in Oran, Algeria, where many visitors are Muslim.

She says the shrine has become a place of encounter, with the Blessed Virgin Mary providing a “path of dialogue” between Christians and Muslims.

Read more on Catholic Online News: https://catholiconline.news/world/worlds-first-woman-shrine-rector-oversees-marian-sanctuary-in-muslim-majority-algeria/

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