He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the ...

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina, Francis is the first Jesuit pope in papal history. O'Donnell interviewed him at Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican guest house where he has lived since his ...

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

The city’s historic center has resembled a building site ... Eve — December 24 — when Pope Francis opens the holy door in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City. It’ll run until ...

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

Francis and Clare” and will be located in a building on Via San Luca ... During the Christmas audience with Vatican employees last year, Pope Francis expressed his gratitude for the work ...

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of St Peter's Basilica to mark the start of the Catholic Jubilee Year, at the Vatican, Dec. 24, 2024. Credit: AP/Alberto Pizzoli In a statement Thursday ...

Pope Francis opened the 'Holy Door' of St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve on Tuesday, launching the Jubilee year of ...

Pope Francis shares a joyful moment with members of the Union of St. Catherine of Siena Missionary Teachers during an audience in the Vatican's Clementine Hall, Jan. 4, 2025. (photo: Vatican Media ...