Pope Francis has fallen over and injured his right arm but did not suffer any fractures, the Vatican says. In a statement, ...

He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the ...

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, appointing an Italian sister to take charge ...

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

Pope Francis has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla to lead a Vatican department, naming the first woman head of the office ...

The office is one of the most important in the Vatican ... according to statistics reported by Vatican News. In the Curia ...

Sister Simona Brambilla was appointed as the prefect of a Vatican office that oversees religious orders, but she may not be alone at the top. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome Pope ...

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 ...

(Vatican Media via AP ... in the synod of bishops’ office. Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from ...