Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, tapping Sister Simona Brambilla to become prefect of ...

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

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

Servant of God Sister Blandina Segale — an Italian immigrant who ministered during the days ... including the show “Death Valley Days” (Episode “The Fastest Nun in the West”) and a CBS documentary ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. ALBUQUERQUE — Peso Chavez has been a private investigator for more than 50 years. He’s seen it all. But ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A woman known as the “fastest nun in the West,” who served areas of Santa Fe and Albuquerque in the late 1800s, is one step closer to becoming a saint in the ...

A religious sister who ministered in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City died in a car accident Thursday afternoon after running off a rural highway northwest of the city, according to local news ...

An Oxford nun died on Christmas Eve from a form of cancer linked to asbestos exposure, an inquest opening has heard. Hilary Spencer, otherwise known as Sister Adrian, of Convent of the ...