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

Pope Francis appointed Sister Simona Brambilla as prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life, a historic ...

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 ...

In his homily at the synod's opening Mass, Pope Francis said it was not a "parliamentary assembly" but an effort to understand the history, dreams, and hopes of "our brothers and sisters scattered ...

Following a multiyear process of the Synod on Synodality, which began in 2021, Pope Francis adopted the final document, “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission,” in October 2024.

By choosing Cardinal Robert McElroy to lead the Archdiocese of Washington, the pope is sending a message to the incoming ...

The move marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in the church, while standing firm on ...

The synod was a journey of listening ... a liberal “last gasp” before the arrival of a more conservative pope. Francis himself, however, has not shown partiality to either side, criticizing ...

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.