Pope Francis has named an Italian nun to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Church's religious orders.

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to...

ROME (AP): Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, appointing an Italian sister to take...

Italian nun Sister Simona Brambilla will be responsible for every religious order, from Jesuit and Franciscan priests to the Mercy nuns and smaller...

Pope Francis appoints Sister Simona Brambilla as Vatican department leader.

Pope Francis appoints Sister Simona Brambilla as Vatican department leader.

Sister Simona Brambilla was appointed as the prefect of a Vatican office that oversees religious orders, but she may not be alone at the top.