Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, 59, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the ...
Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office. He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian ...
The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.
It’s been a big week for the papacy. From Pope Francis' sassy selection of a new Archbishop of Washington, D.C. (a frequent ...
Nuns with a priest on the steps of the León ... on the basis of civic and evangelical values”. On December 2, Pope Francis chose the celebration of the novena of the Immaculate Conception ...
Pope Francis appointed on Monday an Italian nun as prefect of the Vatican's department responsible for all the Catholic ...
Sister Simona Brambilla, 60, of Italy will be prefect of the Dicastery for Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.