Since the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has appointed around 20 women to positions of responsibility in the ...

The decision struck many Vatican observers as an odd choice for an institution that usually tries to select conciliatory ...

including barring employees of the Vatican from receiving gifts worth more than $45. Pope Francis at an Argentine seminary where he studied for the priesthood in the 1950s. All senior staff also ...

It is not surprising that, at a time when women are becoming more aware of the discrimination to which they have been ...

The Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Friday consecrated a new Catholic church at Bethany Beyond the ...

Pope Francis has appointed the Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to head one of the Vatican's dicasteries, making her the ...

For fans of Conclave, there’s quite the inside story of the real thing in 2013 in the Pope’s new autobiography. We find that ...

Pope Francis is shown at mass on Monday at Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Francis has elevated women to leadership roles at the Vatican throughout his 11-year papacy, but until Monday had ...

As Pope Francis begins a Jubilee based on the motto “Hope does not disappoint,” he may be praying these words will soon apply ...

The appointment marks a major step in Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church. While women have been named to No. 2 spots in some Vatican offices, never before ...

ROME (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...