Pope Francis

2023 - 12 - 18

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Pope says Roman Catholic priests can bless same-sex couples (BBC News)

Announcing the change, the Vatican emphasised that it continues to view marriage as between a man and a woman.

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Pope Francis says priests can bless same-sex couples, under ... (CBC.ca)

Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by ...

Pope Francis to Allow Blessings for Same-Sex Couples - BNN ... (BNN)

Francis has long sought to make the Church more welcoming toward LGBTQ+ Catholics. In 2021, the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said that ...

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Pope Francis approves Catholic blessings for same-sex couples, but ... (OPB News)

Pope Francis has granted his formal approval allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples so long as they do not appear to endorse their marriage, ...

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Pope Francis allowing blessings for gay couples is significant but ... (The Guardian)

The pontiff made clear the Catholic church's doctrine of marriage was unchanged, leaving plenty of work for LGBT+ campaigners to do.

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Pope Francis: Healthcare must put human person at the centre (Vatican News)

By Devin Watkins. Pope Francis held an audience on Monday with a delegation from the F. Miulli Hospital in the southern Italian city of Bari.

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Why Pope Francis should attend the reopening of Notre Dame (National Catholic Reporter)

An aerial view shows the ongoing restoration work at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris July 18. (OSV News/Reuters/Pascal Rossignol). by Michael Sean Winters.

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Pope Francis approves blessings for same-sex couples if the rituals ... (The Globe and Mail)

Francis suggests such blessings could be offered under some circumstances if they didn't confuse the ritual with the sacrament of marriage.

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