7 women who were "ordained" as priests have been excommunicated. This is the first time I've read of an excommunication "live"; i.e., as it happened. One can only hope and pray that the Holy Spirit may lead these women back to full communion with the Church.

In the meanwhile, representatives of the early Eastern Churches, separated both from Rome as well as from the Byzantine Orthodox Churches during the Council of Chalcedon, in 451, are in the Vatican through Wednesday, to relaunch a second phase of dialogue leading toward full unity.