Pope Francis has said he wants to give women greater leadership roles in the Roman Catholic Church. If he really wants to ...

The City-State deals with practical things ... most analysts agreed that women could lead almost any Vatican office except for the Dicastery for the Clergy and the Dicastery for Bishops.

VATICAN CITY, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, appointing an Italian sister to take charge of the office that oversees the world's ...

Among the women holding leadership positions are Sister Raffaella Petrini, the first-ever female secretary general of the Vatican City State, responsible for the territory’s health care system ...

Pope Francis is not expected to veto President Donald Trump's choice of a high-profile critic of his papacy as the next U.S.

Pope Francis has named Indian Cardinal George J. Koovakad to be the new prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue.

In the Curia alone, the percentage of women is 26%.Among the women holding leadership positions are Sister Raffaella Petrini, the first-ever female secretary general of the Vatican City State ...