Pope Francis has said he wants to give women greater leadership roles in the Roman Catholic Church. If he really wants to ...

The absence of women in any capacity has characterised the Catholic Church from its inception. Pope Francis seeks to portray himself as a progressive leader, and his recent appointment of Sister ...

Sister Raffaella Petrini, vice governor of the Governorate of Vatican City State, meets with Pope Francis. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – In a new interview Pope Francis announced that ...

Pope Francis warned Wednesday against a "chauvinistic mentality" in the Catholic Church, as he promoted a nun to head the executive administration of the tiny Vatican City state.

Now, we have many,” Francis added. The announcement of Petrini’s elevation follows the appointment of Sister Simona Brambilla as Prefect of the Dicastery for Consecrated Life on Jan. 6. The hour-long ...

(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) This image released on Wednesday Jan. 8, 2025 by the Vatican Media shows Pope Francis shaking hands with Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun who is the first ...

Pope Francis will install Franciscan nun Raffaella Petrini as head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the State ...

Now they are.” Further reading: Pope Francis appoints Sister Simona Brambilla as first woman to lead a Vatican dicastery Is Francis setting an example by regularly appointing women to leadership ...

He praised Scicluna and Bertomeu, as well as the new prefect of the Vatican's office for religious orders, Sister Simona Brambilla, since she is ultimately responsible for the SCV. “And of ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the ...

The appointment follows that of Sister Simona Brambilla as prefect of the Dicastery for Consecrated Life. The Holy Father also addressed ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, Palestine, and Israel during ...