In a groundbreaking decision, Pope Francis has appointed the Italian missionary nun, Simona Brambilla, M.C., as prefect of ...

The unusual decision to has sparked discussion about the intersection of traditional Church hierarchy and Pope Francis’ ...

Pope Francis broke one of the Vatican’s “stained-glass ceilings” on Monday by appointing an Italian sister as the prefect of ...

Women are still excluded from ordination as priests, and discussions about female ordination continue to create divisions ...

Pope Francis has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla, until now Secretary of the same institution, as Prefect of the Dicastery ...

The Investment Committee, established through the Apostolic Constitution Praedicate Evangelium, will be presided over by Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family, ...

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