In July 2013, Pope Francis posed a question that marked a radical shift in the Catholic Church’s treatment of gay people. “If a person is gay and seeks God and has goodwill, who am I to judge him?” he ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — After Pope Francis’ death, the study groups he created to address some of the most hot-button issues facing the Catholic Church, including the role of women, polygamy and ...

Pope Francis leads an ecumenical prayer with Protestants and Orthodox at St. Peter's square in The Vatican, Sept. 30, 2023. automation Pope Francis suggested it may be possible to bless same-sex ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV met Monday with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church and encouraged his ministry, sending a strong signal of welcome ...

Pope Leo XIV has adopted a more low-key, less combative style to his predecessor in the early months of his papacy. Pope Francis’s openness to the LGBTQ community, advocacy for migrants and critiques ...