The pope's statement comes after he declared last year that same-sex couples could be blessed by Catholic priests.
The 87-year-old pontiff says he sees "no justification" for giving the post up, despite a spate of health issues.
American Jesuit priest James Martin is one of world's leading advocates for welcoming homosexuals in the Church and offering blessings for same-sex couples.
As Francis discussed the virtue of patience during his Wednesday audience, he renewed his appeal for peace and an immediate ...
Catholic leaders and advocates for the LGBTQ community are reacting to a statement released Monday by the Vatican's orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, that provided a ...
As far as the number of followers is concerned — 1.4 billion — no other single living leader of any religion or denomination ...
Pope Francis washes the feet of 12 women at the Rebibbia Women’s Prison in Rome on Holy Thursday 2024. | Vatican Media The ...
Ireland’s traditional Catholics declared political victory, days after a pair of referendums aimed at secularizing the Irish ...
Pope Francis presides over the Holy Mass and blessing of the oil for the sick, the oil for catechumens, and the Chrism at the ...
A Decatur listening session, on March 7, was one of the latest conversations taking place among Catholics and others as part of the Synod on Synodality, the ...
Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera and Teresa Morris Kettlekamp will lead the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
Pope Francis has no intention of retiring and plans to remain in post for life, according to his new autobiography.In "Life: ...