Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, choosing an Italian nun
He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the ...
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Vatican shuts down Texas monastery amid scandal and vows crisis
The Vatican also found that the community had committed a "departure from the Catholic faith," and the nuns had broken their religious vows, including vows of chastity.
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Top Vatican diplomat consecrates Catholic church at Jesus’ baptism site
The Vatican’s secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on Friday consecrated a new church at a place on the banks of the Jordan River that the Catholic Church officially recognizes as the ...
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Top Vatican diplomat inaugurates, consecrates Catholic church at Jesus’ baptism site
Representing Pope Francis, the top Vatican diplomat, Cardinal Pietro Parolin inaugurated and consecrated the Church of the Baptism of the Lord at Al-Maghtas, known in the Bible as Bethany Beyond ...