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Pope Francis names 1st woman to run Vatican office

The New York Times · 1d

Pope Names Nun to Head a Vatican Department, a First for a Woman

Sister Simona Brambilla was appointed as the prefect of a Vatican office that oversees religious orders, but she may not be alone at the top.

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

He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the church's religious orders.

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Pope Francis names Sister Simona Brambilla first woman to lead Vatican dicastery

Pope Francis on Monday named Sister Simona Brambilla the first female prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

Pope Taps San Diego Cardinal McElroy

The Washington Post · 1d

Pope names like-minded ally Cardinal McElroy as Washington archbishop

Pope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, tapping one of his most progressively like-minded allies to head the Catholic Church in the U.S. capital at the start of Donald Trump ’s second administration.

Times of San Diego on MSN · 1d

Pope Taps San Diego Cardinal McElroy as Next Washington Archbishop, Media Say

Robert McElroy, 70, is expected to be named to the high-profile Roman Catholic post in the nation's capital, according to the National Catholic Reporter, followed by other sources.

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Pope Francis names Cardinal Robert McElroy as new Archbishop of Washington DC

He replaces Cardinal Wilton Gregory who is retiring at 77.

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Analysis: Understanding the Vatican’s Novel Leadership Structure of a Pro-Prefect and a Nun

The unusual decision to has sparked discussion about the intersection of traditional Church hierarchy and Pope Francis’ ...

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Pope Francis names first woman to head major Vatican office

Pope Francis has named a nun to head a prominent office at the Vatican, the first time a woman has held that position and the ...

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Pope accepts resignation of bishop investigated for ordinations with pre-Vatican II rite

French Bishop Dominique Rey said he was recently informed by the nuncio, the pope’s ambassador in France, that Pope Francis ...

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

Pope Francis has warned that bullying in schools prepares students for war rather than peace. Francis made the remarks in a ...

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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 ...

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Pope Francis: ‘Be Messengers of Hope’ With a ‘Yes to Life’ in Jubilee Year

Reflecting on the Prologue of John’s Gospel, the Pope reminded the faithful that Jesus, the Word Incarnate, is ‘the light ...

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Pope wraps up busy Christmas season by calling for culture of welcome in Christian communities

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up a busy Christmas season on Monday by calling for the faithful to promote a culture of ...

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Pope Francis tells group nuns not to ‘gossip’ and to be more ‘friendly and loving’ during rant

Less gossip, more gospel. Pope Francis urged a group of nuns with “vinegar faces” to steer clear of gossiping and not to ...

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