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Pope names 1st woman to lead major Vatican office

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

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

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

America Magazine · 2d

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 a Vatican dicastery for the first time. Here’s what you need to know.

The New York Times · 3d

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.

pope francis, circus and Vatican

National Catholic Register · 12h

The Elephant That Captivated the Pope and Lived in the Vatican Gardens

Annone, a majestic 4-year-old albino elephant from India, five centuries ago was the pet of Pope Leo X. The white pachyderm amazed Rome.

Roll up, roll up for the Pope – and an elephant – at the Vatican circus

The 88-year-old watched from a chair as acrobats, robot-operated puppet elephants, jugglers and dancers on roller skates took to the stage at his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall. CircAfrica, consisting of 60 performers from 32 African nations, have been performing in Rome after touring Austria and Germany.

AFP on MSN · 1d

Pope Francis watches circus show during general audience

Pope Francis watches circus artists perform after giving a speech during his general audience at the Holy See. The show includes acrobatics, dance and a couple of elephant costumes.

Catholic News Agency2d

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 ...

REPORT: Pope Francis Appointed Left-Wing, Divisive Cardinal To DC Due To Trump Vatican Ambassador Pick

Pope Francis’ decision to appoint a liberal cardinal to the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. was reportedly done in response ...

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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 ...

DPA International on MSN3d

Pope appoints Simona Brambilla as Vatican's first female prefect

Pope Francis has appointed the Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to head one of the Vatican's dicasteries, making her the ...

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Omar Harfouch’s Concerto for Peace Makes History at the Vatican

Harfouch performed his Concerto for Peace in front of an audience that included archbishops, cultural dignitaries, and ...

America Magazine19h

Pope Francis addresses war, fake news and our reasons for hope in New Year address to diplomats

Warning of “the increasingly concrete threat of a world war,” Pope Francis called for “the diplomacy of hope” in his address ...

1d

Pope asks aide to deliver his annual foreign policy address, tells ambassadors he's battling a cold

Pope Francis has told ambassadors accredited to the Holy See that he wasn't up to delivering his annual foreign policy speech ...

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Ramping up criticism of Israel, Pope calls situation in Gaza 'shameful'

In a yearly address to diplomats delivered on his behalf by an aide, Francis appeared to reference deaths caused by winter ...

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