VATICAN CITY — A Vatican assembly on the future of the Catholic Church on Saturday said that more should be done to help women overcome "obstacles" to taking leadership roles within the Church.

Since October 2, the Assembly of the Synod, comprising 368 religious and lay people — including women — from about 100 countries, has held closed-door debates about rejuvenating the Roman Catholic Church.

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