When a newly elected Pope Leo XIV appeared wearing the red mozzetta, a traditional papal garment set aside for over a decade, it sparked more than aesthetic curiosity. It awakened the deeper intuition ...

In honor of Pride Month and the recent election of a new pope, we're exploring the evolving relationship between LGBTQ+ people and the Catholic Church.

LOS ANGELES — San Francisco police have arrested a man accused of defacing the famed Pink Triangle, a symbol of LGBTQ+ rights ...

Politicians, farmers, foreign envoys, celebrities, civic groups and Koreans from a wide range of groups across the country ...

His predecessor, Pope Francis, had a more inclusive approach to gay rights, but statements from Leo in 2012 have troubled the LGBTQ+ community. NEW BEDFORD — With Pride Month approaching across ...

may not carry the same stances on LGBTQ+ rights as Pope Francis. Opinion: The respectful and intimate partnership between a gay man and a fabulous woman is no longer required in the way it once ...

However, he also faced backlash after allegedly using a homophobic slur in a private meeting about gay seminarians. Under Pope Francis ... (R): LGBTQ Pride flags and... (L):Cardinal Robert ...

Pope Leo XIV has said little publicly about a place in the Catholic Church for gay ... a Pride flag in front of St. Peter’s Basilica last month.Credit...Carlos Barria/Reuters “When Francis ...

Pope Francis’s decision in 2013 to wear simple white garments when he appeared on the ... Still, for U.S. Catholics, there “will be enormous pride,” he said. In terms of important days ...

By Jack Healy Kate Selig and Darren Sands The announcement from St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City set off waves of shock and pride ... that Pope Leo XIV would continue Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis, while maintaining the church's traditional doctrine, made several gestures of openness toward LGBTQ+ people. He famously remarked, "Who am I to judge?" regarding gay priests and met ...

Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 on April 21, 2025, social media users in Greece began re-sharing fabricated images that purportedly showed him wrapped in an LGBTQ pride flag ...