The Vatican City State has toughened sanctions for those who try to illegally enter its territory in areas where free access ...

Employees of the Governatorate of Vatican City State, at the request of Pope Francis, are set to receive an allowance of ...

Starting in the new year, Pope Francis has introduced a new allowance of $320 for families with multiple children who are ...

Women are still excluded from ordination as priests, and discussions about female ordination continue to create divisions ...

Pope Francis broke one of the Vatican’s “stained-glass ceilings” on Monday by appointing an Italian sister as the 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 was appointed as the prefect of a Vatican office that oversees religious orders, but she may not be ...

Pope Francis has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, as the first woman to head a major Vatican office. She ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman ... He also appointed Barbara Jatta as the first woman ...

Pope Francis has appointed the Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to head one of the Vatican's dicasteries, making her the ...