Nina Benedikta Krapić
Vice Director of the Holy See Press Office since 2026
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Nina Benedikta Krapić DC (born 7 June 1989) is a Croatian Catholic religious sister who serves as Vice Director of the Holy See Press Office since 2026.
Nina Benedikta Krapić | |
|---|---|
| Vice Director of the Holy See Press Office | |
| Assumed office 1 March 2026 | |
| Monarch | Leo XIV |
| Preceded by | Cristiane Murray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 June 1989 Rijeka, Socialist Republic of Croatia, Yugoslavia |
| Alma mater | University of Rijeka University of Zagreb |
Early life and education
Krapić was born on 7 June 1989 in Rijeka, Socialist Republic of Croatia, then Yugoslavia.[1][2][3] She obtained a degree in law from the University of Rijeka in 2015 and specialised in public relations at the University of Zagreb in 2023.[1][2] She is currently pursuing a PhD in social sciences at the Pontifical Gregorian University.[1][2]
Career
On 13 August 2023, she took her vows with the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul.[1][2] Krapić has worked as a journalist and radio presenter for Radio Trsat and legal assistant for women who are victims of gender-based violence at "Saint Anne" Caritas shelter and for marginalised people at the Social Welfare Centre in Rijeka, as well as communications officer for the Archdiocese of Rijeka.[1][2][3] That year, she joined the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication.[1][2]
Pope Leo XIV appointed Krapić as the new Vice Director of the Holy See Press Office on 13 February 2026, and assumed the office on 1 March 2026 succeeding Cristiane Murray.[1][2][3]