Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office. He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian ...

The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.

Italian nun Sister Simona Brambilla is the new prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of ...

Pope Francis has denounced the “scourge” of child labor and other abuses suffered by children, saying anyone who harms or ...

Pope Francis broke one of the Vatican’s “stained-glass ceilings” on Monday by appointing an Italian sister as the prefect of ...

The unusual decision to has sparked discussion about the intersection of traditional Church hierarchy and Pope Francis’ ...

That the Star of Bethlehem indicates a direction is also a helpful point of reflection during the Jubilee Year 2025, the Pope ...

Sister Simona Brambilla, 60, of Italy will be prefect of the Dicastery for Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

Sister Simona Brambilla was appointed as the prefect of a Vatican office that oversees religious orders, but she may not be ...

Sister Simona Brambilla will head the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

"I therefore encourage the rulers of countries with a Christian tradition to set a good example by cancelling or reducing as ...

"May we learn to care for every child born of a woman, above all by protecting, like Mary, the precious gift of life: life in ...