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

Pope Francis on Monday named Sister Simona Brambilla the first female prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

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 ...

Sister Simona Brambilla holds a doctorate in psychology and has served as superior general of the Consolata Missionaries and as a missionary. She is also a professional nurse. Sister Simona ...

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 first female prefect in the Catholic Church's history. The Vatican's press ...

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

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.

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

A Mozambican Catholic Nun has welcomed Pope Francis’ appointment of Sr. Simona Brambilla as the first woman to lead the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, de ...

This week, two significant announcements impacting women's empowerment deserve attention on a global scale. The first is a ...

(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 ...