Pope Francis on Monday named Sister Simona Brambilla the first female prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated ...

In a groundbreaking decision, Pope Francis has appointed the Italian missionary nun, Simona Brambilla, M.C., as prefect of ...

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

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

LORETTO, Pa. (AP) — Amir Nesbitt’s 3-pointer with 24 seconds left gave Stonehill the lead and Todd Brogna added two free throws with two seconds remaining as the Skyhawks edged St. Francis (PA) 64-60 ...

Using a 38-8 run to close out the final 10 minutes of the first half, the Terps cruised to a 111-57 shellacking of visiting Saint Francis Tuesday night before an announced 10,555 at Xfinity Center.

Two attempts to assassinate Pope Francis when he made a historic visit to northern Iraq were foiled by British spies and police inside the country, Francis has revealed in his new autobiography.

Pope Francis has revealed that there were two assassination attempts on his life. Francis, who turns 88 today (17 December), revealed the details of the attack in his autobiography. The attempts were ...

Assisi celebrates Canticle of the Creatures. The pilgrimage town of Assisi in Italy's central Umbria region lights up at Christmas to mark the 800th anniversary of St Francis's best-known text, the ...

Pope Francis’ upcoming autobiography, “Hope,” details two attempts on his life in 2021 during a historic trip to Iraq. According to Politico’s translation of excerpts from “Hope,” which were published ...