The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.

Francis made Brambilla’s appointment possible with his 2022 reform of the Holy See’s founding constitution ... One major ...

In November, Sr Clare was declared a Servant of God by the Catholic Church - the first step towards becoming a saint. The ...

Sr Clare Crockett, a nun from Brandywell in Co Derry who died in 2016, is officially a 'Servant of God' following the opening of the cause for her beatification in a ceremony at the Cathedral of ...

On Saturday, Jan. 4, the pontiff addressed a gathering of nuns from the Union of St. Catherine of Siena of the Missionaries of the School, according to The Holy See and also reported by The Times ...

Reyes is part of the Catholic congregation called Sisters of the Holy Face of Jesus ... Wearing a white habit required of nuns, Reyes was assisted by maroon shirt-clad volunteers in giving ...

A nun from Northern Ireland will be a step closer to sainthood on Sunday following a special ceremony in Spain.

A nun from Northern Ireland will be a step closer to sainthood on Sunday following a special ceremony in Spain. Clare ...

Another nun, Sister Alessandra Smerilli ... has nominated Brian Burch as U.S. ambassador to the Holy See. Burch, president and co-founder of the advocacy group CatholicVote, has criticized ...

Sister Clare Theresa Crockett (PA) She said friends were in disbelief when she declared she was going to be a nun while holding a “beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other”. She ultimately took ...