Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust” — while still maintaining that being gay is “a sin.” “Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” Francis said Tuesday ...

Vatican City — Pope Francis lamented that the use of guns by civilians to defend themselves is becoming a “habit.” In an exclusive interview on Tuesday with The Associated Press, the pontiff ...

Pope Francis on Friday encouraged diocesan leaders to prioritize awe, evangelization, and silence before mere aesthetics in liturgical celebrations like the Mass. “A celebration that does not ...

Anyone can read what you share. By Elisabetta Povoledo ROME — Pope Francis condemned “unjust” laws that criminalize homosexuality in an interview with The Associated Press that was published ...

Rome — Pope Francis has called laws criminalizing homosexuality as fundamentally "unfair," making it clear that in the mind of the leader of the Catholic Church, "being homosexual is not a crime." ...

Geoff Bennett: Pope Francis, in a wide-ranging interview with the Associated Press, spoke at length about his health, his critics and the future of the papacy. Most notably, he called laws ...

VATICAN CITY — For the first time, Pope Francis has commented publicly about the scandal surrounding Father Marko Rupnik, denying he intervened to help his fellow Jesuit avoid punishment for the ...

Pope Francis in an interview with the Associated Press Wednesday said being gay is not a crime as he criticized laws that criminalize same-sex relationships, in what appears to be the latest ...

new video loaded: Pope Says Homosexuality Is Not a Crime, ‘God Loves Us As We Are’ Pope Francis called on the church to welcome L.G.B.T.Q. people and to work toward ending laws that ...

Pope Francis said during an interview Tuesday homosexual relations are "not a crime" and called laws that penalize homosexuality "unjust." At the Vatican, the Pontiff said that God loves everyone ...

Pope Francis formally conferred the ministries of lector and catechist upon four men and six women from the Philippines, Mexico, Congo, Italy, and the U.K. on Sunday at a Mass in St. Peter’s ...