Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, tapping Sister Simona Brambilla to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the world’s religious orders.

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

A fire at a Norristown church, Faith Tabernacle House of Prayer, is now under control. But it was a long night for ...

The Pope has told nuns off for having “vinegar face” – but, says GH columnist Anniki Sommerville, this is just one of the faces women need to worry about ...

Firefighter battled a massive fire that torched a historic church in Norristown. Fire Chief Thomas O'Donnell said the ...

It’s been a big week for the papacy. From Pope Francis ' sassy selection of a new Archbishop of Washington, D.C. (a frequent ...

I won’t spoil it, but in a scene towards the end a cluster of young women – nuns – burst out into the sunlight, their ...

Pope Francis had a message for nuns, convey joy while refraining from gossip, he said as he addressed a gathering of nuns ...

The Pope emphasized the importance of friendliness and love in embodying the virtues of the Catholic Church as he told nuns to abandon 'vinegar' faces Sunday.

Pope Francis is urging nuns to spread the lord's word and speak with everyone but to have "no dialogue with 'the Devil amid ...