Since the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has appointed around 20 women to positions of responsibility in the ...

While "synodality" might be a new concept to Catholics surprised by the Vatican's request that dioceses worldwide engage in ...

Francis recognized that their 'prophetic and countercultural' traits can positively contribute to the life of the church ...

Pope Francis has named a nun to head a prominent office at the Vatican, the first time a woman has held that position and the ...

The Diocese of Imus is set to host a series of conference-workshops on Pope Francis' reforms and synodal implementation on ...

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 ...

Sister Brambilla, who trained as a nurse before entering religious life, was a missionary in Mozambique in the late 1990s.

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

An Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, will become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Church’s ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major ... Sister Nathalie Becquart, in the synod of ...