The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.
Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office. He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian ...
On Dec. 20, Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Brian Burch as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Burch, ...
Cardinal Walter McElroy of San Diego is named by Pope Francis to replace the retiring Cardinal Wilton Gregory leading the ...
Francis’ liberal pick for Washington, D.C. archbishop is at odds with Trump’s choice for ambassador to the Vatican, Brian ...
Pope Francis taps one of most outspoken and progressive-leaning U.S. Catholic leaders to Washington, D.C., ahead of Trump ...
Pope Francis’s appointment of Cardinal Robert McElroy as the highly visible prelate of the church in Washington is already ...
Pope Francis had a message for nuns, convey joy while refraining from gossip, he said as he addressed a gathering of nuns ...
Cardinal Robert McElroy has supported migrants and said the church should be more inclusive to women and LGBT people.