In historic 1st, Pope Francis names a woman to head a major Vatican office

The World

Pope Francis has appointed an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Church’s religious orders. Some see the appointment as a major step toward the pontiff’s goal of giving women more leadership roles in church governance. The World’s Carolyn Beeler has more.

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