ROME: Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona ...

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

This is a very significant beginning,” Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the chief Vatican organizer of the Jubilee Year, said in a ...

Pope Francis has named a nun to head a prominent office at the Vatican, the first time a woman has held that position and the ...

It's a swift two and a half hours to Italian shores, followed by a mere 30-minute airport train ride that drops you right in ...

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

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, appointing an Italian sister to take charge ...

Sister Simona Brambilla has been named prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic ...

More pardons, measures to prevent homegrown political extremism, and more military aid for Israel are among the plans that ...

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

In a rare conversation with Norah O'Donnell, Pope Francis talked about Catholics in Gaza and the legacy he hopes to leave in ...

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