The General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which will convene in October, will for the first time include facilitators, the Vatican newspaper reported.
Pope Francis will allow women to be voting members of the Roman Catholic Church's Synod of Bishops, a first since the pontifical advisory body was created more than 50 years ago.
Pope Francis has decided to amend the composition of the Synodal Assembly to include 70 non-bishop members; priests, deacons, consecrated men and women, and lay women and men, with a right to vote in the upcoming General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October.
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