Approving such ordinations would rupture the unity of the Catholic Church, and no pope is going there, Francis included. P ...

Women are still excluded from ordination as priests, and discussions about female ordination continue to create divisions ...

The historic nature of Brambilla’s appointment was confirmed by Vatican Media, which headlined its report “Sister Simona ...

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

Pope Francis broke one of the Vatican’s “stained-glass ceilings” on Monday by appointing an Italian sister as the prefect of ...

At a time when North American bird populations are declining dramatically, the number of people watching them is increasing.

Sister Simona Brambilla has been named prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic ...