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

While society is increasingly focused on pushing the limits of human achievement, it must not lose sight of its duty to ...

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

Pope Francis will open “five sacred portals” on Christmas Eve for a ritual that has never been performed before. Pope Francis ...

The pontiff repeatedly emphasized his message against bullying, having participants pledge “No bullying!” during the audience ...

Outspokenly progressive, Cardinal McElroy is now poised to take over the ecclesiastical territory of the nation’s capital ...

On this week's 60 Minutes, correspondent Norah O'Donnell sat down with Pope Francis for a historic interview. The head of the Catholic Church for more than a decade, Francis had previously never ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up a busy Christmas season on Monday by calling for the faithful to promote a culture of ...

VATICAN CITY, Jan 7 — Pope Francis has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla to lead a Vatican department, naming the first woman ...

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