Sister Simona Brambilla was appointed as the prefect of a Vatican office that oversees religious orders, but she may not be ...
The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis ... religious order, from the Jesuits and Franciscans to the Mercy nuns and smaller newer movements.
The papers were burned without having even been opened and a new fifth ballot called. Also read: Pope Francis ‘saddened’ by havoc caused by LA wildfires, expresses ‘spiritual closeness ...
Did the pope endorse a Vatican-style ministate for a Muslim community on Thursday? The press in Albania seems to think so, ...
ROME (AP) — An introspective Pope Francis has divulged some of the ... church more than a decade after he was provincial of the order in Argentina. The period is mentioned only in passing ...
Pope Francis delivered his annual “state of the world” address on Thursday ... “My prayerful hope for this new year is that the jubilee may represent for everyone, Christians and non ...
Lawrence is a cog in the bureaucracy that underpins the smooth running of the Vatican, albeit an important one: as Dean of the College of Cardinals, he will oversee the election of the new Pope.
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman ... it is responsible for every religious order, from the Jesuits and Franciscans to the Mercy nuns and smaller newer movements.