VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis called for reform to take powers away from the Vatican and said Catholics should be more engaged in helping the needy, but ruled out allowing women priests in a key document released on Tuesday.

The Catholic leader said he was seeking advice on how his role should change—using an informal style for his first “apostolic exhortation,” in which he outlined his vision for the future of the Roman Catholic Church.

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