For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, ...

Newlyweds Cole and Anna Stevens received Pope Leo XIV’s personal blessing for their marriage during one of the pope’s first ...

Leo XIV, a native of Chicago, can use his American upbringing to enhance significantly his papal ministry, but he must be ...

A day after the pope’s announcement that Catholic priests may bless same-sex couples, one New York couple receives theirs. By Amy Harmon Ruth Graham and Sarah Maslin Nir Ruth Graham writes about ...

Pope Francis suggests Catholic church could bless some same-sex unions 03:26. When Sister Anna Koop blessed a same-sex couple 15 years ago, it seemed natural to do so.

Pope Francis is clarifying his position on allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples — and PEOPLE has an exclusive look at his upcoming historic television interview.

In a letter to conservative cardinals, the pope suggested that such blessings for same-sex unions could be studied if they didn't confuse the blessing with sacramental marriage.

Pope Francis Gets Biden’s Blessing. Their sad, shared legacy is that both men have diminished their high offices. By . William McGurn. Share. Resize. Listen (2 min) ...

With five words, uttered right at the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis changed the Catholic conversation about LGBTQ+ people. In 2013, when asked by a journalist about gay priests, the ...

Pope Francis appeared before thousands to give his traditional Easter blessing and met with Vice President J.D. Vance shortly before his death on Monday, April 21.

Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, is propelled by an energy and stubborn drive that has taken him far ... Ailing pope’s obstinacy a blessing or a curse? ...

Pope Francis shares a laugh with Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, right, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Msgr. Armando Matteo, secretary of the dicastery's doctrinal ...