Pope Francis on Wednesday opened a global summit of Catholic leaders, which has postponed action on divisive issues such as women's ordination until 2025, with a warning that delegates should not seek to foist pet agendas onto the assembly.

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Pope Francis is asking forgiveness for host of sins on the eve of the next phase of his big reform project ROME — Pope Francis launched the second phase of his big Catholic reform project Tuesday by asking forgiveness for a host of sins,

Pope Francis will open a month-long summit of global Catholic leaders on Wednesday but it is likely to defer any decision on divisive issues such as women's ordination and blessings for same-sex couples until next year.