Pope Francis names first woman to run Vatican office
Sister Simona Brambilla, 60, of Italy will be prefect of the Dicastery for Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
Pope Francis should brace for a new dynamic in the US Catholic Church
On Dec. 20, Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Brian Burch as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Burch, ...
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Pope calls for commitment to protect life as he doubles down on abortion in New Year's Day message
In his homily, he prayed that everyone learns to care for “every child born of a woman” and to protect “the precious gift of ...
Pope names like-minded ally Cardinal McElroy as Washington archbishop
ROME -- Pope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, tapping one of his most progressively like-minded allies to head the Catholic Church in the U ...