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Pope Francis names 1st woman to head major Vatican office

The New York Times · 1d

Pope Names Nun to Head a Vatican Department, a First for a Woman

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

Hosted on MSN · 1d

Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, choosing an Italian nun

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Church's religious orders.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Pope Francis Appoints Simona Brambilla as First Woman in Major Vatican Role

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

Pope Francis Appoints Trump Critic

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Pope Appoints Progressive Ally Cardinal McElroy As Washington Archbishop

Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego is known for his progressive views on LGBTQ+ issues and social inequality.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Pope appoints Trump critic to be archbishop of Washington, DC, and appoints first female leader of a Vatican department

Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, a vocal defender of migrants and critic of Donald Trump’s first administration, as the next archbishop of Washington, DC.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

Pope Francis Appoints Trump Critic as Washington, D.C., Archbishop

Cardinal Robert McElroy has supported migrants and said the church should be more inclusive to women and LGBT people.

America Magazine18h

A woman leads a Vatican office for the first time ever. Why now?

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

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Pope Francis enjoys performance by CircAfrica entertainers and mechanical elephants

Pope Francis on Wednesday enjoyed a performance by members of an African-themed circus troupe called CircAfrica.

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