Sister Simona Brambilla was appointed as the prefect of a Vatican office that oversees religious orders, but she may not be ...

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 Sister Simona Brambilla the first female prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated ...

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

New requirements are being introduced for non-European Union nationals travelling for short stays in 29 European counties, ...

Trump administration tops the list, but RNS reporters also plan to cover the Jubilee at the Vatican, ongoing hurricane ...

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year ...

Elsewhere in the world, Hanukkah started on Christmas Day for the first time since 2005 and celebrations were muted in ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church ...

Vatican envoy celebrates Mass with Gaza’s Christians Dozens of worshipers gathered in the Holy Family Church in Gaza City as Pizzaballa and other clergy celebrated Mass. A twinkling Christmas ...

After addressing the Vatican prelates, Francis issued a less critical address to the Vatican’s lay employees who gathered in the city state’s main audience hall along with their families. Francis ...