Sister Simona Brambilla was appointed as the prefect of a Vatican office that oversees religious orders, but she may not be ...

Pope Francis on Monday named Sister Simona Brambilla the first female prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated ...

On Dec. 20, Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Brian Burch as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Burch, ...

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

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

Pope Francis has warned that bullying in schools prepares students for war rather than peace. Francis made the remarks in a ...

The move marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in the church, while standing firm on ...

Francis’ liberal pick for Washington, D.C. archbishop is at odds with Trump’s choice for ambassador to the Vatican, Brian ...

Many times in my life I have encountered nuns with a vinegar face, and this is not friendly," the pontiff recently remarked ...

Pope Francis taps one of most outspoken and progressive-leaning U.S. Catholic leaders to Washington, D.C. ahead of Trump term ...