Pope Francis names first woman to head a major Vatican office, choosing an Italian nun
The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.
In his first 2025 catechism lesson, Pope says anyone who exploits or abuses a child answers to God
Pope Francis has denounced the “scourge” of child labor and other abuses suffered by children, saying anyone who harms or ...
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A woman leads a Vatican office for the first time ever. Why now?
Pope Francis broke one of the Vatican’s “stained-glass ceilings” on Monday by appointing an Italian sister as the prefect of ...
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 ...
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Pope calls on Christians to imitate the Magi in their search for Jesus
On the Solemnity of the Epiphany, Pope Francis said Christians should seek “to recognize Jesus close to us,” including in the ...
Pope wraps up Christmas season by calling for welcoming culture in communities
Francis presided over Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica to mark Epiphany. According to the Bible, the feast marks the day that three wise men guided by a star came to visit the newborn Jesus. Francis said ...
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Pope Francis to teaching sisters: Leave ‘vinegar faces’ behind, embrace joy
Many times in my life I have encountered nuns with a vinegar face, and this is not friendly, this is not something that helps ...
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On New Year's, pope calls for real commitment to respect human life
"May we learn to care for every child born of a woman, above all by protecting, like Mary, the precious gift of life: life in ...
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Mary, not technology, is world’s hope, cardinal says at Holy Door opening
Opening the Holy Door of the oldest Marian shrine in the Western world, Cardinal Rolando Makrickas prayed that the world ...