Pope Francis warned Wednesday against a "chauvinistic mentality" in the Catholic Church, as he promoted a nun to head the ...

Less gossip, more gospel. Pope Francis urged a group of nuns with “vinegar faces” to steer clear of gossiping and not to speak with “the Devil” in an off-the-cuff rant. His Holiness, 88, spoke with ...

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

Pope Francis will install Franciscan nun Raffaella Petrini as head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the State ...

Many times in my life I have encountered nuns with a vinegar face, and this is not friendly," the pontiff recently remarked ...

Pope Francis has made history by naming an Italian nun as the first woman to head a prominent Vatican department.

Since the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has appointed around 20 women to positions of responsibility in the ...

Pope Francis has appointed the Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to head one of the Vatican's dicasteries, making her the first female prefect in the Catholic Church's history. The Vatican's press ...

“Many times in my life I have encountered nuns with ... into the Catholic Church but not necessarily seminaries. The alleged incident followed an earlier accusation that Francis said a slur ...

VATICAN CITY, — Pope Francis on Monday named the ... responsible for the women who do much of the church's work — the world's 600,000 Catholic nuns — as well as the 129,000 Catholic priests ...