Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona ...

Pope Francis has named a nun to head a prominent office at the Vatican, the first time a woman has held that position and the ...

Sister Simona Brambilla holds a doctorate in psychology and has served as superior general of the Consolata Missionaries and ...

After the election of Donald Trump, pundits speculated on how Pope Francis would react to a U.S. president who opposed his ...

Italian nun Sister Simona Brambilla will be responsible for every religious order, from Jesuit and Franciscan priests to the ...

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French Bishop Dominique Rey said he was recently informed by the nuncio, the pope’s ambassador in France, that Pope Francis ...

Leading Asian theologian Father Felix Wilfred died on Jan. 7 in Chennai following a massive heart attack, according to an ...

Pope Francis appointed on Monday an Italian nun as prefect of the Vatican's department responsible for all the Catholic ...

The appointment of both a nun as prefect and a cardinal as pro-prefect of a Vatican dicastery marks an unprecedented ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the global 'scourge' of child labour and other abuses faced by children, emphasizing that ...