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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A woman now leads a department in the Vatican. It's a big step, but not enough
Pope Francis just tapped the first woman to lead a Vatican office. Sister Simona Brambilla will head the department in charge of religious orders, male and female. “The choice reflects Francis ...
Who are the most powerful women in the Catholic Church?
Pope Francis has criticized the Church as 'too masculine' and several women have been placed in positions of responsibility ...
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Women in the church: Pope Francis' gamble
Pope Francis appointed Sister Simona Brambilla as prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life, a historic ...
FACT CHECK: No, This Woman Is Not A Catholic Bishop
A post shared on X claims that the woman who asked President Donald Trump to “have mercy” on LGBT people and immigrants was a ...
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Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, choosing an Italian nun
ROME (AP) — 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 ...
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Pope Francis calls potential U.S. deportation plans ‘a disgrace’
If this is true it is a disgrace because it makes the poor unfortunate who have nothing pay the price of imbalance. This is ...
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In India, Catholic women evangelists live up to Pope Francis' call for female leadership
The prominence of women is in keeping with Pope Francis’ frequently stated desire to put women in more leadership roles in the church. After admitting women as voting members to the recently ...