As the Jubilee year kicks off in Rome, more than half a million visitors have flocked to the Vatican to walk through the Holy ...

The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.

Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office. He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian ...

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Pope Francis has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla to lead a Vatican department, naming the first woman head of the office ...

Meeting more than 7,000 pilgrims who filled the Vatican audience hall or pressed against crowd-control barriers outside, ...

Vatican Secretary of State Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin Monday held a meeting with papal representatives in the Middle ...

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, appointing an Italian sister to take charge ...