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Pope names Italian sister

A woman leads a Vatican office for the first time ever. Why now?

Pope Francis broke one of the Vatican’s “stained-glass ceilings” on Monday by appointing an Italian sister as the prefect of a Vatican dicastery for the first time. Here’s what you need to know.

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Pope names Italian sister as first woman to lead major Vatican office

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, appointing an Italian sister to take charge of the office that oversees the world's Catholic religious orders.

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Pope Francis appoints Sister Simona Brambilla as first woman to lead a Vatican dicastery

Sister Simona Brambilla has been named prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, marking the first time a woman has held such a role in the Roman Curia.

Pope Appoints Trump Critic Cardinal McElroy

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Pope appoints Trump critic to be archbishop of Washington, DC, and appoints first female leader of a Vatican department

Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, a vocal defender of migrants and critic of Donald Trump’s first administration, as the next archbishop of Washington, DC.

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Pope Appoints Progressive Ally Cardinal McElroy As Washington Archbishop

Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego is known for his progressive views on LGBTQ+ issues and social inequality.

USA TODAY on MSN · 18h

Pope Francis names progressive-leaning cardinal to lead Washington archdiocese

McElroy’s appointment comes at a time of heightened conflict between moderate and progressive U.S. Catholics and an increasingly politicized traditionalist faction, which has deepened its alliance with Republicans and Trump.

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Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, tapping an Italian nun

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona ...

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Pope Francis kicks off a yearlong Jubilee that will test his stamina and Rome's patience

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims to Rome in a test ...

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Pope Calls for Peace on Christmas as Church Begins Jubilee Year Celebrations

He made the remarks a day after the start of the Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, which takes place ...

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Pope says bullying at school prepares students for war, not peace

VATICAN CITY -- VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis warned that bullying in schools prepares students for war rather than peace, ...

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Pardons, Israel, domestic terrorism and more: Biden's plans for final days of presidency

More pardons, measures to prevent homegrown political extremism, and more military aid for Israel are among the plans that ...

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St. Peter’s Holy Door sees more than half million pilgrims in two weeks

This is a very significant beginning,” Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the chief Vatican organizer of the Jubilee Year, said in a ...

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First international commercial flight since Assad's ouster lands at Syria's main airport

The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad landed Tuesday at the ...

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Analysis: Understanding the Vatican’s novel leadership structure of a pro-prefect and a nun

The appointment of both a nun as prefect and a cardinal as pro-prefect of a Vatican dicastery marks an unprecedented ...

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