An Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, will become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Church’s ...

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, appointing an Italian sister to take charge ...

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

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

Pope Francis has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla as the first female prefect of a major Vatican office, marking a ...

Pope Francis has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla as the first woman to head a major Vatican department, marking a ...

The appointment of Robert W. McElroy is a signal of the pope’s priorities, two weeks before Donald J. Trump’s term begins.

In a groundbreaking decision, Pope Francis has appointed the Italian missionary nun, Simona Brambilla, M.C., as prefect of ...

In a highly significant decision for the American church, Pope Francis has appointed San Diego’s Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, ...

Sister Simona Brambilla has been named prefect of the department responsible for all of the Catholic Church’s religious ...

ROME -- Pope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, tapping one of his most progressively like-minded allies to head the Catholic Church in the U ...