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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