The appointment of Robert W. McElroy is a signal of the pope’s priorities, two weeks before Donald J. Trump’s term begins.

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

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

While women have been in secondary positions in the church, no woman has held the role of a prefect. The office now headed by ...

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

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, appointing an Italian sister to take charge ...

The security mission of Swiss Guard extends to the Pope's apostolic travels, the pontifical palace of Castel Gandolfo, and ...

January 3 is a significant day in history. It was on this day in 1925 that Benito Mussolini declared himself Italy’s dictator ...

Visitor numbers to Rome are expected to double to about 60 million during the year — on the theme “ Pilgrims of Hope” — and ...

Police in Las Vegas say they are exploring “strange similarities” between the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck and the attack ...

These exiting new two-hour tours “How Jewish is Roman Jewish History” will be launched January 1, 2025. For more information ...