Sky News: Pope Francis gives women vote in upcoming influential bishops’ meeting
Pope Francis has approved changes that will allow women to vote at a global meeting of bishops for the first time.
Women’s groups in the Catholic church – who have for years been demanding the right to vote at the high-profile synods – praised the move as historic, for an institution that has been male-dominated for centuries.
“This is a significant crack in the stained-glass ceiling,” said Kate McElwee of the Women’s Ordination Conference, which advocates for women’s ordination.