Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office. He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian ...

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

Cardinal Robert McElroy has supported migrants and said the church should be more inclusive to women and LGBT people.

The appointment of Robert W. McElroy is a signal of the pope’s priorities, two weeks before Donald J. Trump’s term begins.

That the Star of Bethlehem indicates a direction is also a helpful point of reflection during the Jubilee Year 2025, the Pope ...

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

Pope Francis on Friday welcomed a group of children and young people from the Italian Union of Blind and Partially Sighted People in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, encouraging them to be ...

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

Pope Francis attended the episcopal ordination of Rome’s new auxiliary bishop and vicegerent at the Basilica of St. John Lateran Saturday afternoon. Monsignor Renato Tarantelli Baccari ...