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Deborah began working for Urbi et Orbi Communications, the publisher of Inside the Vatican magazine, in 2006. In addition to her role as President of Inside the Vatican Pilgrimages, she serves as the Executive Director of the Urbi et Orbi Communications, a position she took on after raising her two sons. Through her nonprofit work, Deborah has collaborated with the Vatican Secretariat of State, the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, numerous cardinals and bishops, and Orthodox churches worldwide to organize events and initiatives fostering stronger relationships between Catholic and Orthodox communities among both clergy and laity. One of her most cherished projects is the Catholic-Orthodox Women’s Council, which seeks to harness the unique “feminine genius” (as described by Pope John Paul II) to help heal the longstanding schism between East and West. In 2008, Deborah founded Inside the Vatican Pilgrimages after recognizing the need for a true pilgrimage experience — one that goes beyond mere tourism to engage the mind, heart, and spirit. Her vision was to create pilgrimages that offer deep encounters, not only with sacred sites and churches, but also with the “living stones” — the people encountered along the way and among the pilgrims themselves. Since then, Deborah has created and led more than 100 pilgrimages to destinations throughout Italy, England, Germany, Ukraine, Turkey, Russia, Israel, the United States, Spain, France, Hungary, and Lebanon, among others.