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

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

One of the most long-lasting impacts of Pope Francis' pontificate may be his appointment of more women than ever before to ...

In January, Francis named the first woman to head a major Vatican office when he appointed an Italian nun as prefect of the ...

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 ...

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 ...