Francis, had other ideas, insisting that ordaining women would just "clericalize" them and that there were plenty of other ways to empower women in the church, even leading Catholic communities ...

The bishops, nuns and laypeople affirmed "there is no reason or impediment that should prevent women from carrying out leadership roles in the church," but the final document ruled out ordaining ...

VATICAN CITY — A Vatican assembly on the future of the Catholic Church on Saturday said that more should be done to help women overcome ... the assembly addressed themes as varied as attitudes ...