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, tapping Sister Simona Brambilla to become prefect of ...
The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.
Sister Simona Brambilla holds a doctorate in psychology and has served as superior general of the Consolata Missionaries and ...