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

VATICAN: Pope Francis has sent a congratulatory letter to the Italian Catholic religious and cultural magazine Il Regno as it ...

Chief reporter Neal Keeling has been a visitor to Roma for more than 30 years. Here he writes about his love for a café where ...

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

appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Church’s religious orders. The appointment marks a major step in Francis ...