Pope Francis arrives at Castel Gandolfo, where he will spend a period of rest, at around 5 p.m. A large group of faithful, ...

I wrote a column about the Catholic Church’s failure in that it excludes women from key leadership positions, and particularly the institutional prohibition disallowing women to preach the gospel.

Pope Leo XIV and Governor of the State of Vatican City, Sister Raffaella Petrini, wait for the arrival of the pack for the final stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race, at the Vatican, Sunday ...

Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist Raffaella Petrini, president of the office governing Vatican City State, issued a notice the day before the conclave, May 6, informing employees of areas that will ...

Many saw her appointment, as well as that of Sister Raffaella Petrinias president of the Vatican City State, as a sign that the rigidly male Catholic hierarchy might finally allow women to assume ...

Many saw her appointment, as well as that of Sister Raffaella Petrini as president of the Vatican City State, as a sign that the rigidly male Catholic hierarchy might finally allow women to assume ...

Among those present at the assembly was Sister Nathalie Becquart — elevated by Pope Francis as the first female undersecretary in the Vatican's Synod of Bishops office in 2021. Many saw her ...