By mistake, one of the two most senior women in the Vatican, Sister Simona Brambilla, received a standard email invitation ...

the pope appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini to a role akin to governor of Vatican City, a first. Weeks before that, he named ...

Throughout his papacy, Francis took steps to appoint and integrate women into leadership roles in the Vatican.

The role of deacon is currently only held by men in the Catholic Church and Sister Gemma Simmons wants the successor to Pope ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - One of the most long-lasting impacts of Pope Francis' pontificate may be his appointment of more women than ever before to top Vatican positions. From hospital as he was ...

Weeks before that, he named Sister Simona Brambilla as the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, asking her to oversee the world's Catholic religious orders. But Francis, who was elected ...