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

Franciscan Sister Raffaella Petrini will become head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the Vatican City State ...

Pope Francis has said he wants to give women greater leadership roles in the Roman Catholic Church. If he really wants to ...

The world’s smallest sovereign state has a population of less than 800 and is surrounded by the city of Rome, but the Vatican ...

The city located in Rome, Italy is the center of the Roman Catholic Church. Despite its vast ... an invitation from the Pope. Vatican City is home to major religious and cultural landmarks, including ...

VATICAN CITY -- Bishop Brian Farrell ... The patriarch, in turn, sends representatives to Rome on June 29, the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. "These patronal feasts allow us to live better the joy of ...

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Pope Francis has taken the remarkable step of dissolving a Peruvian-based Catholic movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he ...

Pope Francis warned Wednesday against a "chauvinistic mentality" in the Catholic Church, as he promoted a nun to head the executive administration of the tiny Vatican City state.

A nun will take over as head of the Vatican City State’s executive branch in March this year, according to the pope, to become the first woman appointed to the role. Francis said he intends to appoint ...