He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the ...

Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, 59, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the ...

Women are still excluded from ordination as priests, and discussions about female ordination continue to create divisions ...

Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, tapping Sister Simona Brambilla to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the world’s religious orders. (AP ...

The Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, arrested on December 19 in Iran, was released and repatriated, the Italian government ...

The US says forces active within Sudan are guilty of many of the same war crimes that Israel is accused of. Tehran denies Sala’s December 19 detainment was linked to an Iranian businessman’s ...

Greek-American actor John Stamos marked his nameday on January 7, with a post reflecting on his Greek heritage and the influential people in his family bearing the same first name. "Today I celebrate ...