Throughout his papacy, Francis took steps to appoint and integrate women into leadership roles in the Vatican.

By mistake, one of the two most senior women in the Vatican, Sister Simona Brambilla, received a standard email invitation sent to cardinal heads of departments summoning them to participate in the ...

Although there are many more women in the Vatican than in previous papacies, Bergoglio did not introduce any changes to ...

One of the most long-lasting impacts of Pope Francis' pontificate may be his appointment of more women than ever before to ...

Weeks before that, he named Sister Simona Brambilla as the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, asking her to oversee the world's Catholic religious orders. But Francis, who was elected ...