Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini as a member of the Commission for Reserved Matters, the Holy See Press Office announced in a Feb. 3 statement. She is the first woman to serve on ...

ROME — Another woman is taking over a top management job in the Vatican: Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State, making her essentially the ...

Pope Leo rectifies technical glitch in Vatican law after woman given top job - This change follows Pope Francis's February appointment of Sister Raffaella Petrini ...

Pope Francis shakes hands with Sister Raffaella Petrini, secretary general of the Vatican’s governorship, at the Vatican, on Dec. 23, 2021. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.) Listen ROME — Pope Leo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pope Leo XIV and President of Vatican City Sister Raffaella Petrini talk while waiting to greet cyclists competing in the the Giro ...

Sister Raffaella Petrini urged University of Notre Dame graduates to be beacons of hope in a difficult world. Petrini, the first woman to hold her high-ranking Vatican roles, received an honorary ...