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 ...

Pope Francis appointed women to key Vatican posts. Will his successor consider women as deacons and priests next?

Although there are many more women in the Vatican than in previous papacies, Bergoglio did not introduce any changes to ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Vatican firefighters were seen on the roof of the Sistine Chapel installing the chimney, a key moment in the preparation for ...

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

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.

More significantly, he named two nuns to head two of the most important Vatican offices: Sister Simona Brambilla as head of the Vatican office responsible for all the world’s Catholic ...