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Added on: 11/06/2024

Transgender men meet with Pope to discuss LGBTQ+ inclusion in Catholic church

11/05/2024

George White, a 31-year-old transgender man and Religious Education teacher at St. Paul’s Catholic School in Leicester, recently took part in a historic meeting with Pope Francis….

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Added on: 10/18/2024

New Pro-Gay Cardinal Blames ‘Foreign Cash’ for African Bishops’ Biblical Stance on Homosexuality

10/17/2024

An influential delegate at Pope Francis’s global summit has directly linked African Catholic bishops’ stand for traditional biblical values with financial coercion from American evangelicals, Russian Orthodox,…

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Added on: 10/13/2024

Pope urged at LGBTQ meeting to reverse Catholic Church’s ban on gender-affirming care

10/12/2024

Pope Francis faced calls to overturn the Catholic Church’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people on Oct 12 when he held talks with LGBTQ activists at…

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Added on: 10/07/2024

Pope’s Next Consistory Will Have a Number of LGBTQ-Positive New Cardinals

10/06/2024

Pope Francis has named 21 new cardinals, a number of whom have LGBTQ-positive records, to be elevated at a December consistory. The pope announced the cardinals-designate at Sunday’s Angelus, drawing…

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Added on: 08/27/2024

Pope welcomed Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist to Rome

08/26/2024

A Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist revealed she met with Pope Francis in Rome earlier this month. Clare Byarugaba, the diversity, equity, and inclusion officer for Chapter Four Uganda,…

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Added on: 08/15/2024

Pope Meets Ugandan LGBTIQ Activist in Rome

08/14/2024

In a historic moment, a Ugandan LGBTIQ activist has met with Pope Francis at the Vatican, reportedly receiving his support in the fight for equal rights. In a…

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Added on: 08/04/2024

Pope Francis acknowledges conference for ‘LGBT Catholics’

08/03/2024

Pope Francis this week said he is “united in prayer” with those participating in a conference for Catholics who identify as LGBT taking place this weekend in…

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Added on: 08/01/2024

Erdogan to get Pope on line over Paris Olympics’ “disgusting” LGBT attack on sacred values

07/31/2024

The Paris Olympics opening ceremony was a “disgusting” attack on humanity’s sacred values and requires a call to Pope Francis “at the first opportunity” to discuss the…

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Added on: 06/16/2024

Rome LGBTQ+ Pride parade celebrates 30th anniversary, makes fun of Pope Francis comments

06/15/2024

The Rome LGBTQ+ Pride parade celebrated its 30th anniversary Saturday as tens of thousands of people in brightly colored outfits marched through the Italian capital waving banners,…

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Added on: 05/30/2024

Pope apologises over reported homophobic slur

05/30/2024

Pope Francis has apologised following reports that he used extremely derogatory language towards gay men. A statement from the Vatican said the Pope did not mean to offend…

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Added on: 05/29/2024

Pope Francis apologizes for using a homophobic slur during a meeting with bishops

05/28/2024

Pope Francis has apologized for using an anti-gay slur during a meeting with bishops. The 87-year-old pontiff reportedly made the homophobic remark in a closed-door meeting last…

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Added on: 04/15/2024

Benedict backed me up on rights for LGBT couples, Pope Francis says

04/13/2024

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis found an ally in his predecessor Benedict XVI when he spoke in favour of civil partnerships for same-sex couples, the pontiff said…

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Added on: 04/14/2024

Benedict backed me up on rights for LGBT couples, Pope Francis says

04/13/2024

Pope Francis found an ally in his predecessor Benedict XVI when he spoke in favour of civil partnerships for same-sex couples, the pontiff said in a new…

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Added on: 04/12/2024

Transgender inclusion? World’s major religions take varying stances

04/11/2024

The Vatican has issued a new document rejecting the concept of changing one’s biological sex — a setback for transgender people who had hoped Pope Francis might be…

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Added on: 04/09/2024

Vatican opposes anti-LGBTQ legislation, top cardinal says

04/08/2024

The Vatican is against laws that criminalize same-sex acts, as enforced by a number of countries with the support of Catholic groups, the head of the Vatican’s…

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Added on: 04/04/2024

Benedict backed me up on rights for LGBT couples, Pope Francis says

04/03/2024

VATICAN CITY, April 2 (Reuters) – Pope Francis found an ally in his predecessor Benedict XVI when he spoke in favour of civil partnerships for same-sex couples,…

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Added on: 03/21/2024

“I’ve gotten used to being hated,” says defender of LGBT Catholics James Martin

03/20/2024

Inside one of the many skyscrapers in the center of Manhattan, James Martin heads to his office at America, the Jesuit magazine where he is an editor. Martin’s…

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Added on: 03/10/2024

Coptic Church cuts theological dialogue with Catholics; says blessing gays ‘unacceptable’

03/09/2024

One of the most influential Oriental Orthodox Churches has suspended theological dialogue with the Catholic Church and reaffirmed its opposition to “all forms of homosexual relationships,” in…

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Added on: 02/08/2024

Pope sees ‘hypocrisy’ in those who criticise LGBT blessings

02/07/2024

VATICAN CITY, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Pope Francis said he sees “hypocrisy” in criticism of his decision to allow priests to bless same-sex couples, possibly his most…

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Added on: 01/30/2024

Pope says Africans are ‘special case’ when it comes to LGBT blessings

01/29/2024

Pope Francis said in an interview published on Monday that Africans were a “special case” in the opposition of bishops and many other people in the continent…

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Added on: 01/28/2024

Pope says LGBT blessings are for individuals, not approval of unions

01/27/2024

Pope Francis on Friday defended a Vatican document on blessings for same-sex couples but said they were not an approval of a lifestyle the Church sees as…

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Added on: 01/15/2024

Pope defends same-sex blessings declaration, says it is misunderstood

01/14/2024

ROME, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday defended a landmark decision approving blessings for same-sex couples, suggesting that those in the Catholic Church who have…

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Added on: 01/14/2024

Blessing gay people not LGBT groups says pope

01/13/2024

The Vatican’s recent decision to start blessing gay couples is about blessing individual people and not LGBT groups, Pope Francis said Saturday amid a backlash against the…

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Added on: 01/05/2024

Vatican moves to calm bishops over same-sex blessings approval

01/04/2024

VATICAN CITY, Jan 4 (Reuters) – The Vatican on Thursday moved to calm Catholic bishops in some countries who have balked over last month’s approval of blessings…

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Added on: 12/27/2023

Pope urges Vatican officials to avoid ‘rigid ideologies’ after approving blessings for gay couples

12/26/2023

Pope Francis urged Vatican officials to avoid “rigid ideological positions” in a speech days after his recent approval of blessings for same-sex couples. Addressing the Holy See…

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Added on: 12/24/2023

‘Di Catholic Church no dey change dia mind on blessing same sex marriage’

12/23/2023

Di Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja for Nigeria say one document wey Pope Francis approve regarding blessing of same sex couples don dey misinterpreted. Di document wey di…

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Added on: 12/19/2023

In major doctrinal shift, Vatican officially OKs Catholic blessings for gay couples

12/18/2023

The Vatican’s doctrinal office has officially declared it possible for Catholic priests to bless same-sex unions and divorced and remarried couples, under the condition that the blessings…

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Added on: 11/09/2023

Transgender people can be baptized Catholic, serve as godparents, Vatican says

11/08/2023

VATICAN CITY, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Transgender people can be godparents at Roman Catholic baptisms, witnesses at religious weddings and receive baptism themselves, the Vatican’s doctrinal office…

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Added on: 10/05/2023

Pope Francis suggests blessings for gay unions possible in response to conservative cardinals

10/04/2023

Pope Francis has suggested there could be ways to bless same-sex unions, responding to five conservative cardinals who challenged him to affirm church teaching on homosexuality ahead…

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Added on: 10/03/2023

Pope Francis opens possibility for blessing same-sex unions

10/02/2023

Pope Francis suggested it may be possible to bless same-sex unions in a newly public response to cardinals who questioned the pope’s affirmation of the LGBTQ community…