Francis has approved changes to the norms governing the Synod of Bishops, a Vatican body that gathers the world's bishops together for periodic meetings, following years of demands by women to have the right to vote.

方济各批准了对主教会议规范的修改。主教会议是梵蒂冈的一个机构，定期将世界各地的主教聚集在一起举行会议，此前多年来，女性一直在要求投票权。