Pope allows women to vote at upcoming meeting of bishops for 1st time

Pope allows women to vote at bishops' meeting

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has decided to give women the right to vote at an upcoming meeting of bishops, a historic reform that reflects his hopes to give women greater decision-making responsibilities and laypeople more say in the life of the Catholic Church.Francis approved changes to the norms governing the Synod of Bishops, a Vatican body that gathers the world's bishops together for periodic meetings, following years of demands by women to…

Pope allows women to vote at upcoming bishops’ meeting - Grand Forks Gazette

‘This is a significant crack in the stained glass ceiling’

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‘This is a significant crack in the stained glass ceiling’

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‘This is a significant crack in the stained glass ceiling’

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‘This is a significant crack in the stained glass ceiling’