Sister Alessandra Smerilli's appointmanet is a continuation of the Vatican's expansion of women in senior leadership roles ...

Sister Smerilli, a member of the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, succeeds Cardinal Michael Czerny, 79, who has led the ...

Pope Leo XIV has named Sr. Alessandra Smerilli prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the Vatican announced June 30, making her the latest woman elevated to lead a major ...

He said no to deaconesses. Just a few days ago, he reiterated that the homily during Mass remains reserved for ordained ...

Sister Raffaella Petrini urged University of Notre Dame graduates to be beacons of hope in a difficult world. Petrini, the first woman to hold her high-ranking Vatican roles, received an honorary ...

Pope Leo XIV (C) leads a Holy Mass at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Mongomo on the tenth day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa, on April 22, 2026. [AFP] A meeting between Pope ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini as a member of the Commission for Reserved Matters, the Holy See Press Office announced in a Feb. 3 statement. She is the first woman to serve on ...

When the world watched this year’s papal conclave — whether on television or in the film “Conclave” — one image was unmistakable: a sea of men in scarlet and white, a visual reminder of a Church whose ...

ROME (AP) — Leo amended the 2023 law to remove a reference that had said the president of the Vatican City State administration must be a cardinal. ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV fixed a technical glitch on ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV fixed a technical glitch on Friday in a Vatican law that became problematic after Pope Francis named the first-ever woman to head the Vatican City State administration. Trump ...

Pope Leo XIV has rectified a technical glitch in a Vatican law, an issue that arose after Pope Francis named the first woman to head the Vatican City State administration. The 2023 law was amended to ...