frederica? >> thanks so much, ben wedeman in rome. in about 30 minutes, we will talk to a vatican analyst about some of the leading contenders. in dozens of country around the world where women are considered second-class citizens and people are imprisoned for being gay, a new document will soon ban all forms of discrimination. the document is a new charter for the commonwealth of nation. the common swath voluntary group of 54 independent nations headed up by britain's queen elizabeth. tomorrow, the queen will sign the charter. skid cnn's royal correspondent, max foster, the significance of all of this. >> reporter: this is the first time that the commonwealth has had a single doctrine setting out the core values of the organization and the aspiration of its members. as you say, there will be an element of this document that opposes all forms of discrimination, whether in jender, race, color, creed,