The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis' aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.
A nun is among 24 people arrested in northern Italy in connection with a mafia investigation, Italian police have said. The nun, named in Italian press as Sister Anna Donelli, was arrested for ...
He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the ...
ROME — 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 ...