However, there are few public blessings of same-sex couples by priests and pastoral workers. More than 200 priests and pastoral workers were contacted by New Ways Ministry, which ministers to the ...

Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples that must not resemble marriage Newlyweds meet with Pope Francis during the weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican last month ...

Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document released Monday Dec. 18, 2023 explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that ...

Pope Francis formally approved letting Catholic priests bless same-sex couples, the Vatican announced Monday, a radical shift in policy that aimed at making the church more inclusive while maintain… ...

The pope was indicating that a pastor, charged with helping all persons develop and deepen their relationship with God, can impart a blessing on persons whose situation is, in the eyes of the ...

Pope Francis releases a dove as a symbol of peace in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Sept. 30, 2016. (Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images) American Catholics, by and large, stopped listening to the pope around ...

Pope Francis has given authorization for Catholic priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples. It's a radical shift in policy that aims at making the church more inclusive while maintaining its ...

Pope Francis on Sunday defended a landmark decision approving blessings for same-sex couples, suggesting that those in the Catholic Church who have resisted it have jumped to "ugly conclusions ...

WASHINGTON (TND) — Pope Francis has seemingly suggested he is open to blessing same-sex unions within the Roman Catholic Church. He also made it clear blessings are not to be confused with the ...