Pope Francis's appointment of six women among the new members to the Vatican's Council for the Economy, has drawn praise for expanding the role of women into a previously all male body.
Francis is no progressive , Fernández warns Germans thetablet.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thetablet.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Global reaction among bishops to the Vatican’s declaration that priests may now bless same-sex couples appears most divergent in some European and African nations.
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A top court has overruled a challenge to Bavaria's decree about hanging crosses in state buildings. When Christian conservatives first introduced the rule, it sparked a heated German debate on where church meets state.