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Pope Francis names 1st woman to run Vatican office

The Associated Press on MSN · 14h

Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office

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 Catholic Church's religious orders.

News Nation on MSN · 3h

Pope Francis names first woman to run Vatican office

Sister Simona Brambilla, 60, of Italy will be prefect of the Dicastery for Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

The New York Times · 8h

Pope Names Nun to Head a Vatican Department, a First for a Woman

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.

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Vatican names liberal San Diego Cardinal Robert McElroy as new D.C. leader

McElroy, known for a pastoral approach to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, will lead an archdiocese still bruised by a ...

Vatican Appoints Liberal Cardinal, Trump Critic as Archbishop of Washington, DC

One church historian calls the decision a ‘bold move’ by the Pope and a ‘statement’ to the incoming administration.

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Secret 13th century escape passage for Vatican popes reopens to the public

A historic secret passage connecting the Vatican with Rome’s Castel Sant’Angelo has reopened to the public on Monday. View on ...

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Vatican Thriller Conclave Wins Golden Globe for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (DETAILS)

"I am just one pure ball of gratitude squeezed into a borrowed tux," writer Peter Straughan said in his acceptance speech.

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Pope names like-minded ally Cardinal McElroy as Washington archbishop

Pope Francis has named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, D.C. He is tapping one of his ...

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