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

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

Sister Simona Brambilla will head the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

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

In a groundbreaking decision, Pope Francis has appointed the Italian missionary nun, Simona Brambilla, M.C., as prefect of ...

While women have been in secondary positions in the church, no woman has held the role of a prefect. The office now headed by ...

One church historian calls the decision a ‘bold move’ by the Pope and a ‘statement’ to the incoming administration.

McElroy, known for a pastoral approach to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, will take over an archdiocese still bruised by a ...

Pope Francis has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla as the first woman to head a major Vatican department, marking a ...

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