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Vatican City, Holy See | AFP | Pope Francis said Thursday he would set up a commission to study the possibility of women entering the Catholic clergy, in his latest potentially historic opening on a vexed issue for the Church. In apparently off-the-cuff remarks the 79-year-old pontiff promised to examine …

By Aloysious Kasoma The Catholic church all over the world has been surprised by the news from the Vatican that Pope Benedict xvi is set to resign due to health conditions. Pope Benedict delivered in Latin to members of a consistory or church council, announcing his planned resignation on Monday. …