In a major development for Catholic LGBTQ+ couples, Pope Francis has approved the blessing of same-sex unions. The new rule was included in a declaration issued Monday by the Vatican‘s office of the Doctrine of
Responding to five conservative cardinals who challenged him to affirm church teaching on homosexuality, Pope Francis has suggested there could be ways to bless same-sex unions. This happened ahead of a big meeting where LGBTQ+
During the festival, the pontiff had said the Church was open to everyone, a message asked by a reporter as possibly inconsistent with the statement as women and gay people are barred from certain sacraments.
Pope Francis has told a young transgender person that “God loves us as we are,” in his latest outreach gesture towards the LGBTQ+ community. His comments, released by Vatican media on Tuesday, were in a
An American Jesuit who runs outreach ministry for LGBTQ+ Catholics has been tapped by Pope Francis on Friday to be among participants at a major Vatican gathering of bishops and laypeople.
Orlandi Emanuela’s brother, Pietro Orlandi, appeared on an Italian television program after meeting with Vatican prosecutors. Emanuela Orlandi was the teenage daughter of a Vatican employee who lived at the Vatican. The disappearance of the 15-year-old in 1983 is an enduring mystery that has spawned countless theories and so far fruitless investigations in the decades since.
A group of over 6,000 Catholic nuns has joined the fight for trans rights, writing in an open letter that trans and non-binary people are “beloved and cherished by God”.
The Sisters of Saint Joseph Federation and several other Catholic organizations published an open letter on Trans Day of Visibility that supports the LGBTQ+ community and criticizes the recent influx of oppressive and discriminatory legislation sweeping the US.
Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion’s Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the top Presbyterian minister, have jointly condemned the criminalization of homosexuality. The three Christian leaders made the
Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Moderator of the Church of Scotland have jointly condemned the criminalization of homosexuality. Speaking to reporters after a visit to South Sudan, the Pope said such laws were a sin and “an injustice.” He added that people with “homosexual tendencies” are children of God and should be welcomed by their churches.
Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are, and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ+ people into the church.
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