Appointing another woman to an administrative post at the Vatican, Pope Francis says women suffer 'no deprivation' in not ...

The absence of women in any capacity has characterised the Catholic Church from its inception. Pope Francis seeks to portray himself as a progressive leader, and his recent appointment of Sister ...

Pope Francis has said he wants to give women greater leadership roles in the Roman Catholic Church. If he really wants to ...

Pope Francis warned Wednesday against a "chauvinistic mentality" in the Catholic Church, as he promoted a nun to head the executive administration of the tiny Vatican City state.

Franciscan Sister Raffaella Petrini will become head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the Vatican City State ...

Pope Francis will install Franciscan nun Raffaella Petrini as head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the State ...

In their investigation into the Catholic movement Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, Vatican officials uncovered “sadistic” ...

In a new interview Pope Francis announced that after recently appointing the first-ever woman prefect of a Vatican department ...

A Mozambican Catholic Nun has welcomed Pope Francis’ appointment of Sr. Simona Brambilla as the first woman to lead the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, de ...

POPE Francis greets Sister Simona Brambilla, superior general of the Consolata Missionary Sisters, on June 5, 2017, in Clementine Hall at the Vatican. ROME—Pope Francis on January 6 named the ...

Pope Francis appointed Sister Simona Brambilla ... making her the first woman to head a major Vatican office. Brambilla will oversee all religious orders and congregations worldwide, including ...