Vatican City, Jan 7, 2025 (AFP) - Pope names Sister Brambilla to head major Vatican office

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2025-01-07

Pope Francis has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla to lead a Vatican department, naming the first woman head of the office that oversees the world's Catholic religious orders and congregations. Francis, who has sought to reform the Catholic Church's governance, named the nun as Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life in a historic "first", a Vatican official told AFP on Tuesday. The 59-year-old......

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