Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office. He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian ...

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 ...

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

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 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 of the Catholic ...

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 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 ...