Pope breaks tradition: Woman appointed to lead major Vatican office
Pope Francis has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla as prefect of the Vatican department overseeing religious orders, marking ...
National Herald40m
Pope Francis names Italian nun as first woman to lead Vatican office
The appointment marks a significant step in Francis' aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church ...
Who is Sister Simona Brambilla? Pope Francis Names First Woman to Head Major Vatican Office
Rome: Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona ...
'Conclave' Screenwriter Responds To Megyn Kelly's Viral Rant About Movie
Peter Straughan dismissed the former Fox News host's allegation that "Conclave" is “anti-Catholic," defending the film’s message.
National Catholic Register3h
Lumen Gentium: Mary, Mother of Christ and of the Church
COMMENTARY: The solemn approval of Vatican II’s Constitution on the Church had a decidedly Marian tone, marked by the ...
America Magazine6h
A woman leads a Vatican office for the first time ever. Why now?
Pope Francis broke one of the Vatican’s “stained-glass ceilings” on Monday by appointing an Italian sister as the prefect of ...
America Magazine8h
Remembering David Lodge, the ‘agnostic Catholic’ who captured the post-Vatican II zeitgeist
David Lodge's novels—as well as his many works of nonfiction—made him an important figure in 20th-century British literature.
Catholic News Agency10h
Pope accepts resignation of bishop investigated for ordinations with pre-Vatican II rite
French Bishop Dominique Rey said he was recently informed by the nuncio, the pope’s ambassador in France, that Pope Francis ...
Catholic Philly10h
St. Peter’s Holy Door Sees More Than Half Million Pilgrims in Two Weeks
More than half a million pilgrims crossed the threshold of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in the first two weeks after ...