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Pope Francis names 1st woman to run Vatican office

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 church's religious orders.

UPI News on MSN · 4d

Pope Francis names Sister Simona Brambilla first woman to lead Vatican dicastery

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

LA Times on MSN · 2d

Pope Francis names first woman to head a major Vatican office, choosing an Italian nun

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

Newsweek on MSN · 4d

Pope Francis Appoints Simona Brambilla as First Woman in Major Vatican Role

Sister Simona Brambilla will head the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

The New York Times · 4d

Pope Names Nun to Head a Vatican Department, a First for a Woman

Sister Simona Brambilla was appointed as the prefect of a Vatican office that oversees religious orders, but she may not be alone at the top.

Tagtik on MSN · 2d

Pope chooses woman as Vatican prefect

A woman is appointed Vatican prefect by Pope Francis for the first time.

Vatican to Allow Gay Priests in Italy

LGBTQ Nation on MSN · 5h

Pope Francis says gay men can train for priesthood

The guidelines announced by the Italian Bishops Conference (CIE) mark a change from views previously expressed by Pope Francis that gay men serving in the priesthood risked leadin

The New York Times · 5h

Vatican Allows Italian Gay Men to Train to Be Priests, if They Remain Celibate

Candidates for the seminary should not be disqualified based on sexual orientation, according to new church guidelines in Italy.

Reuters on MSN · 9h

Vatican approves Italian guidelines allowing gay men to become priests

The Vatican has approved new guidelines from Italian bishops that allow gay men to enter seminaries as long as they abstain from sex, in an unexpected adjustment to how the global Catholic Church considers possible future priests.

Pope Francis blames 'fake news'

America Magazine · 1d

Pope Francis addresses war, fake news and our reasons for hope in New Year address to diplomats

Warning of “the increasingly concrete threat of a world war,” Pope Francis called for “the diplomacy of hope” in his address to the ambassadors of the 184 countries that have diplomatic relations with the Holy See.

RNS on MSN · 1d

Pope Francis calls for a ‘diplomacy of truth’ to counter wars, fake news

The pope pointed to the assassination attempt against Donald Trump as an example of growing polarization and mistrust.

FOX News on MSN · 7h

Pope Francis blames ‘fake news’ for Trump assassination attempt in annual papal address

Pope Francis declared in a papal address that "fake news" has been a major cause of societal unrest that has led to the assassination attempts on President-elect Trump.

National Catholic Register8h

Pope Francis Tells Pediatric Cancer Patients They Are ‘Witnesses of Hope’

The children were accompanied on their pilgrimage by their parents, nurses, doctors, a priest, and Honorary Consul of ...

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60 Minutes goes inside the Vatican with Pope Francis

In a rare conversation with Norah O'Donnell, Pope Francis talked about Catholics in Gaza and the legacy he hopes to leave in ...

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Pope Francis ramps up criticism of Israel, calling situation in Gaza ‘shameful’

Pope Francis on Thursday stepped up his recent criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, calling the humanitarian ...

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The Elephant That Captivated the Pope and Lived in the Vatican Gardens

Annone, a majestic 4-year-old albino elephant from India, five centuries ago was the pet of Pope Leo X. The white pachyderm ...

The Christian Post on MSN3d

Pope Francis names first woman to head major Vatican office

Pope Francis has named a nun to head a prominent office at the Vatican, the first time a woman has held that position and the ...

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King Charles 'set to travel to Italy to hold momentous first meeting with Pope' since becoming monarch

King Charles and Queen Camilla are reportedly set travel to Italy this spring for a landmark meeting with Pope Francis at the ...

Omar Harfouch’s Concerto for Peace Makes History at the Vatican

Harfouch performed his Concerto for Peace in front of an audience that included archbishops, cultural dignitaries, and ...

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Pope asks aide to deliver his annual foreign policy address, tells ambassadors he’s battling a cold

A congested-sounding Pope Francis began the speech, greeting the ambassadors gathered in the Hall of Blessings.

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