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

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

Pope Francis has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla to lead a Vatican department, naming the first woman head of the office ...

Pope Francis appointed Robert McElroy as the new archbishop of Washington, D.C., in a blatant act of opposition to ...

Sister Simona Brambilla was appointed as the prefect of a Vatican office that oversees religious orders, but she may not be ...

Holy See and Italian authorities are collaborating to welcome an estimated 30 million people expected to come to Rome ...

Catholic bishops in the Holy Land prayed for “the ability to hope again” after “a prolonged time of trial and tribulation” in ...

Throngs of tech geeks swarmed to see the latest AI-powered robots, software, drones and more as show rooms officially opened ...

Let’s begin with Paul’s very positive teaching found in Romans 8:14, “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are ...

The final resting place of the cup of Christ is the ‘holy grail’ of religious tourism. But hundreds of sites claiming to be ...