Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, tapping an Italian nun
The office is one of the most important in the Vatican, overseeing all religious orders under the Catholic church.
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Pope Francis names SF-native like-minded ally Cardinal McElroy as Washington archbishop
Pope Francis named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego, a San Francisco native, as the archbishop of Washington, tapping one of his most progressively like-minded allies to head the Catholic Church ...
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Mass Deportations ‘Incompatible With Catholic Doctrine,’ Cardinal McElroy Says at His DC Debut
The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis appointed Cardinal McElroy, 70, as archbishop of Washington, a high-profile see that includes about 667,000 Catholics in the District of Columbia and ...
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Pope appoints Consolata sister as first female dicastery prefect
Pope Francis appointed Sr Simona Brambilla MC the prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies ...