Announcing the change, the Vatican emphasised that it continues to view marriage as between a man and a woman.
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The pontiff made clear the Catholic church's doctrine of marriage was unchanged, leaving plenty of work for LGBT+ campaigners to do.
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.
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.
Francis suggests such blessings could be offered under some circumstances if they didn't confuse the ritual with the sacrament of marriage.