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Pope Francis Appoints Simona Brambilla

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Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, tapping 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.

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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.

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Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office

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.

Pope Francis names Cardinal Robert McElroy

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Pope Francis appoints Trump critic as Washington, DC archbishop

Cardinal Robert McElroy, who has expressed criticism of Trump’s policies, said he prayed the new administration would make America a better place.

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Pope Francis names San Diego’s Cardinal Walter McElroy archbishop of Washington

Cardinal Walter McElroy of San Diego is named by Pope Francis to replace the retiring Cardinal Wilton Gregory leading the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.

National Catholic Register · 1d

Pope Francis Names Cardinal Robert McElroy to Lead Washington Archdiocese

Outspokenly progressive, Cardinal McElroy is now poised to take over the ecclesiastical territory of the nation’s capital just as Donald Trump is sworn in for a second term as president of the United States.

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Analysis: Understanding the Vatican’s novel leadership structure of a pro-prefect and a nun

The appointment of both a nun as prefect and a cardinal as pro-prefect of a Vatican dicastery marks an unprecedented ...

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60 Minutes goes inside the Vatican with Pope Francis

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

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Pope Francis calls for 'lasting peace' on Christmas, ushers in Catholic Church's 2025 Jubilee of 'Hope'

The pope inaugurated the Catholic Church's historic 2025 Jubilee of "Hope" at the Vatican on Christmas Eve in traditional ...

Jubilee: Rooted in time

Vatican Diary. Jubilees have perhaps always been a privileged moment for popes to share their vision of history. Every week, ...

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Cardinal McElroy to lead D.C. archdiocese, Vatican announces

Pope Francis has appointed San Diego’s Cardinal Robert W. McElroy—seen in Rome as one of the intellectual heavyweights in the ...

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Pope Francis opens ‘Holy Door’ at one of Italy’s largest prisons in historic first

Pope Francis made history by opening a 'Holy Door' at Italy's Rebibbia prison for the 2025 Catholic Church jubilee, ...

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Pope Francis Criticizes Nun 'Vinegar Face' as He Calls on Them to Be Messengers of Joy

Many times in my life I have encountered nuns with a vinegar face, and this is not friendly," the pontiff recently remarked ...

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