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

Pope Francis broke one of the Vatican’s “stained-glass ceilings” on Monday by appointing an Italian sister as the prefect of ...

In an amusing branding move, the Vatican debuted an anime-style cartoon mascot named Luce to mixed reactions online.

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

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

On Boston Family Days, students in grades K-12 who live in the city, plus two guests, will be able to visit nine institutions ...

Papyrus 75 is a single sheet of papyrus that contains the oldest known copy of the Lord’s Prayer, a fragment of the Gospel of ...

A certain aura of carpe diem permeates the air when it comes to solo travel, and if you are a history buff, a fashion ...

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If these fictional clerics had a TV show, it’d be called “The Real Housewives of Rome” or “Survivor: Vatican City.” At least that’s one take on the film by some of its biggest fans.

The wooden Nativity scene in the Vatican’s main audience hall had generated headlines when it was unveiled December 7 because of the presence of the keffiyeh, the black-and-white checkered ...