The office is one of the most important in the Vatican, overseeing all religious orders under the Catholic church.
The appointment marks a major step in Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the Catholic Church.
Sister Simona Brambilla has been named prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic ...
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, appointing an Italian sister ...
Pope Francis has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla to lead a Vatican department, naming the first woman head of the office that oversees the ...
Sister Simona Brambilla will head the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
O'Donnell interviewed him at Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican guest ... and non-Catholic alike — have taken shelter in the church compound, which is in the north of Gaza City.
Donald Trump, set to be inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States January 20, revealed the name of the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican ... the U.S. Catholic Church.