Pope Francis and clergy members pose for a photo at the Synod of Bishops at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, October 26, 2024. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A major Vatican summit of global Catholic leaders ended on Saturday with a call for women to be granted more leadership roles in the Church but stopped short of calling for women to be ordained as clergy.
The gathering, which included cardinals, bishops and lay people from more than 110 countries, also did not take a stand on inclusion of the LGBTQ community, despite discussion that it might call on the Church to be more welcoming.
