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

Pope Francis has denounced the “scourge” of child labor and other abuses suffered by children, saying anyone who harms or ...

While women have been named to No. 2 spots in some Vatican offices, none were named prefect of a dicastery or congregation of ...

Pope Francis’s appointment of Cardinal Robert McElroy as the highly visible prelate of the church in Washington is already ...

Roosevelt, the nation's top ranked basketball team, will look to pick up their 19th win of the season on Tuesday night ...

Pope Francis’ decision to appoint a liberal cardinal to the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. was reportedly done in response ...

Pope Francis has named a nun to head a prominent office at the Vatican, the first time a woman has held that position and the ...

Putting a spotlight on the “scourge of child labor,” the Holy Father lamented that there are “too many children forced to ...

Italian nun Sister Simona Brambilla is the new prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of ...

The LSU football staff has kept tabs on one of the top wide receivers in The Boot as they continue their pursuit of Destrehan ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday enjoyed a performance by members of an African-themed circus troupe called CircAfrica. The group ...

A criminal complaint accuses Francis Buckheit of abducting the teen and keeping her on his boat at an Islip marina, "where she was unlikely to be found," before repeatedly abusing her.