Pope Francis will install Franciscan nun Raffaella Petrini as head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the State ...

Franciscan Sister Raffaella Petrini will become head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the Vatican City State ...

The appointment marks a major step in Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.

ROME — Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all ...

Pope Francis has made history by naming an Italian nun as the first woman to head a prominent Vatican department.