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

He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the ...

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

Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, a vocal defender of migrants and critic of Donald Trump’s first ...

Pope Francis on Monday named Sister Simona Brambilla the first female prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated ...

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

On Dec. 20, Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Brian Burch as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Burch, ...

Pope Francis on Monday named a Catholic cardinal who has criticized Donald Trump's political agenda as the new leader for the ...

Pope Francis has warned that bullying in schools prepares students for war rather than peace. Francis made the remarks in a ...

Putting a spotlight on the 'scourge of child labor,' the Holy Father lamented that there are 'too many children forced to ...