Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sr. Nina Benedikta Krapić, M.V.Z., as deputy director of the Holy See Press Office, the Vatican announced Friday.
Sr. Krapić, a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, has served as an official of the Dicastery for Communication since 2023.
Born in Rijeka, Croatia, on June 7, 1989, she earned a degree in jurisprudence from the University of Rijeka in 2015 and later specialized in public relations at the University of Zagreb in 2023.
She gave her vows in the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul on Aug.13, 2023.
Before joining the Dicastery for Communication, she worked as a journalist and as a legal advisor for women victims of domestic violence and other marginalized people. She also held the office of Head of Communication of the Archdiocese of Rijeka.
She is currently undertaking a doctorate in social sciences at the Collegium Maximum of the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome.
The deputy director assists in overseeing daily operations of the Holy See Press Office, which coordinates official communications of the Vatican and the Roman Curia.
