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

Science and Splendour” at the Science Museum in London until April 21, 2025, shows, the French court was motivated to sponsor ...

Nominations for the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced this morning, with "Wicked" leading the field with five ...

Pope Francis this week made the novel decision to appoint the first-ever woman as prefect of a Vatican department, naming ...

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

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will meet with Pope Francis in January, likely the president's final international trip just days before he leaves the Oval Office, the White House announced on ...

For Professor Stiglitz, this call to the international community is essential because the debt crisis today “with the ...

Pope Francis previously appeared on BBC Radio 4 in 2021 (Christopher Furlong/PA Archive) Pope Francis has spoken of creating “a world full of hope and kindness” in a recorded message broadcast ...

One file revealed the government was monitoring papal and foreign honours as well as titles bestowed on Irish citizens. Under the Constitution, certain honours require government approval before ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter ...

Cardinal Turkson was also out of work for a while: Having lost his post as prefect on Dec. 23, 2021, Pope Francis appointed him chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on April 4 ...