(born 1938) is an Italian nun of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (Salesian Sisters of St. Don Bosco), and a sociologist and author.
[4] In 1996 she became a member of the so-called "commission of sages" set up by Luigi Berlinguer, then Italy's minister of public education.
[9] Before her appointment to high Vatican office, she served as rector of the papal faculty of education.
[11] With Abbot Primate Notker Wolf, OSB she co-authored The Art of Leadership, a book its authors describe as focusing on "common mistakes that most people make and explain what it truly takes to become an effective leader in business, politics, school, and family life.
"[10] Originally published in Italian, it was translated into English, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and Polish.