Ellie Hidalgo

The commission was originally set up by Pope Francis to examine the possibility of allowing women to serve as deacons.

The group included both men and women, and the report cited arguments both for and against.

Ellie Hidalgo is with the group discerning deacons.

This report doesn't actually change what's happening on the ground.

But it is a call for us to continue to make visible how women are already responding to the Holy Spirit's call to ministry.

The report also says there is a need to create new lay ministries for women.

Now it's up to Pope Leo to decide the church's next steps, which could include more discussion and discernment.

Sarah Ventry, NPR News.