Pope Francis, Vatican

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, appointing an Italian sister to take charge ...
He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the ...
Pope Francis broke one of the Vatican’s “stained-glass ceilings” on Monday by appointing an Italian sister as the prefect of ...
Pope Francis has appointed the Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to head one of the Vatican's dicasteries, making her the ...
Sister Simona Brambilla was appointed as the prefect of a Vatican office that oversees religious orders, but she may not be ...
The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.
The office is one of the most important in the ... according to statistics reported by Vatican News. In the Curia alone, the percentage of women is 26%. Among the women holding leadership ...