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In supporting same-sex civil unions, Pope Francis is showing how the Catholic...
Young people at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines, cheer Pope Francis in 2015, following his comments endorsing same-sex civil unions. By Julie Hanlon Rubio Pope Francis referred to...
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Breaking a bad habit
— the Catholic Church and LGBTQ+ rights By Nick Alford Director Evgeny Afineevsky’s latest film, ‘Francesco’, is about Pope Francis. It premiered at the Rome film festival in October 2020 and included...
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Pope Sends More Mixed Messages on L.G.B.T.Q. Rights
An encouraging note from Pope Francis capped an especially disorienting week on the Vatican’s stance toward gay rights. Pope Francis last month at the Vatican. By Jason Horowitz A leader in the Roman...
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New documentary follows the Rev. James Martin ‘Building a Bridge’ to LGBTQ...
‘I just hope that it helps LGBTQ Catholics see that there’s a place for them in their own church — it’s their church, too — and also for Catholic leaders to hear these voices,’ Martin said. The Rev....
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Catholics call for Vatican to embrace women in leadership, LGBTQ community,...
By Nicole Winfield An unprecedented global canvassing of Catholics has called for the church to take concrete steps to promote women to decision-making roles, for a “radical inclusion” of the LGBTQ+...
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The Pope’s Coming Vatican Showdown with American Conservatives
— Francis’s recent journeys ahead of the October synod may be signals about the future direction of the Church. Pope Francis’s trip to Mongolia expressed his desire that the Church go “to the margins.”...
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The Pope and LGBT Catholics: Francis faces a conservative backlash
— As the pontiff apparently seeks to create more welcoming Catholic Church, a cadre of traditionalists have become emboldened in airing ferocious criticism Pope Francis’ recent meeting with Sr Jeannine...
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Pope Francis allows blessings of same-sex couples, shifting Vatican guidance
Same-sex couples receiving blessings in front of Germany’s Cologne Cathedral in September. The Vatican formally approved such blessings on Monday. By Anthony Faiola and Stefano Pitrelli The Vatican on...
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Blessing of Same-Sex Couples Rankles Africa’s Catholics
— It is out of step with the continent’s values, many bishops say, and threatens to derail expansion in the church’s fastest growing region in the world. Worshipers of the Legio Maria of African Church...
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