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

The conclave, shrouded in centuries-old tradition and secrecy, stands as one of the most captivating rituals in the Catholic ...

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

Italian nun Sister Simona Brambilla is the new prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of ...

After the election of Donald Trump, pundits speculated on how Pope Francis would react to a U.S. president who opposed his ...

Pope Francis has denounced the “scourge” of child labor and other abuses suffered by children, saying anyone who harms or ...

Pope Francis’s appointment of Cardinal Robert McElroy as the highly visible prelate of the church in Washington is already ...

Pope Francis has appointed an outspoken Trump critic, liberal Cardinal Robert McElroy, as the next archbishop of Washington, ...

Pope Francis has appointed a supporter of allowing pro-abortion Catholic politicians to receive communion to lead the Roman ...