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 ...
Pope Francis should brace for a new dynamic in the US Catholic Church
On Dec. 20, Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Brian Burch as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Burch, ...
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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 ...
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Pope Names Nun to Head a Vatican Department, a First for a Woman
Image Pope Francis at the window of his Vatican City office overlooking Saint ... of bishops that sought to map the future of the church. While the role of women in the church was among the ...
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Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, choosing an Italian nun
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday ... the central governing organ of the Catholic Church. The historic nature of Brambilla’s appointment was confirmed by Vatican Media, which headlined ...
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Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday ... the central governing organ of the Catholic Church. The historic nature of Brambilla’s appointment was confirmed by Vatican Media, which headlined ...
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Pope Francis should brace for a new dynamic in the US Catholic Church
When Pope Francis permitted priests to bless same-sex couples in 2023, Burch argued the Pope created “massive confusion” that would “destroy” the Catholic Church’s teaching on human ...