This Christmas, the Vatican's nativity scene in St. Peter's Square will bring visitors back to the first live crib, created by St. Francis of Assisi in 1223.
Pope Francis, in a historic move that could lead to more inclusiveness in decision-making in the Roman Catholic Church, will allow women to vote for the first time at a global meeting of bishops in October. In the past, women were allowed to attend the synods, a papal advisory body, as auditors but with no right to vote. The revolutionary.