The Church's opening to women initiated by Francis will be one of the challenges the next Pope will face. Hours before the cardinals locked themselves in the conclave that will choose the successor of ...

In January, Francis made his highest-ranking female appointment, naming Sister Simona Brambilla prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Religious, which oversees nuns, monks and religious orders. The ...

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When the secret process to select Pope Francis’s successor begins this week, only cardinals under 80 will get to cast votes for candidates who are male – but women still find ways to have influence, s ...

Yes, Pope Francis did appoint some women to high positions in the Vatican Dicasteries and governing bodies.  But did ...

Vatican sources told Crux on Monday that by mistake, one of the two most senior women in the Vatican, Italian Sister Simona Brambilla, who leads the Vatican Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated ...

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

Pope Francis' legacy lies not only in the specific reforms he implemented, but in the broader paradigm shift he championed.

In January, Francis made his highest-ranking female appointment, naming Sister Simona Brambilla prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Religious, which oversees nuns, monks and religious orders.