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

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 ...

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 ...

ROME—Pope Francis on January 6 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 ...

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

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

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 ...

The move marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in the church, while standing firm on not allowing them to be ordained as priests.View on euronews ...

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

Sister Simona Brambilla will head the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.