Mass was organized by the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago’s LGBTQ+ outreach ministry, AGLO Chicago, with special prayers ...

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 ...

Leo will continue his predecessor's historic decision allowing priests to honor queer couples, though same-sex marriage remains forbidden.

Pope Leo XIV won’t reverse the Vatican’s former policy on same-sex blessings, despite ongoing criticism from conservative ...

The Catholic Church will continue to allow blessings for same-sex couples — but not recognition for their unions as “marriages” — under Pope Leo XIV, a Vatican official said this week, continuing a ...

Pope Francis was forced to apologize after reportedly using an offensive term to refer to gay men wishing to become priests, highlighting the deeply complex relationship the Catholic Church has ...

BOGOTÁ — With the election of Robert Francis Prevost as the new pope, there are serious expectations about the position the Catholic Church will take on the rights of women and the LGBTQ+ ...

Pope Francis created a ‘seismic shift' toward acceptance, LGBTQ Catholics say LGBTQ Catholics and theologians said the late pontiff’s legacy teaches that change can happen when leaders are ...