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How does Pope Francis square what he did Monday with his meetings with trans groups and allowing trans people to be baptized in the church?
The document, which also goes after abortion and surrogacy, was approved by Pope Francis, who has had a mixed record on LGBTQ+ rights support.
Cecilia Gentil helped trans people, sex workers and HIV/AIDS victims, while a certain Catholic cardinal lives extravagantly
People aren't scandalized by the blessing of an exploitative entrepreneur, but somehow they are by the blessing of a gay person, the pope said in a recent interview.
Michael O'Loughlin is the new executive director of Outreach, which highlights welcoming spaces within the church while working to create more.
The pope issued a clarification of sorts in an address at the Vatican Friday.
The statements come amid conservative criticism of the pope and news that the Vatican will issue a document on so-called gender ideology.
Pope Francis may not be as progressive as some of us want, but he's made a lot of progress for LGBTQ+ acceptance in the church.
But did he really reject them? Some Catholics and other Christians say definitely not.
As a transitional pontiff, Francis will not be pulled backwards.
While gay marriage is still considered a sin in the Catholic church, Pope Francis has approved blessings for same-sex couples.
Cardinal Raymond Burke has critiqued Pope Francis's stances on LGBTQ+ issues and more.
Regarding transgender people, the document says a person who identifies as transgender can be baptized like any other adult, “as long as there is no risk of causing scandal or disorientation” to other Catholics.
The meeting with New Ways Ministry was “a moment once unimaginable,” according to the group.
He advises "pastoral prudence" in response to requests for blessings but says such unions shouldn't be considered equal to marriage.
The group's five doctrinal questions, or dubia, come ahead of a monthly meeting to chart the church’s future course.
"There are laws that regulate life inside the church," the pope said after giving an inclusive message at the World Youth Day gathering.
The Instagram account has gone viral, using AI to drag-ify those on the right.
A Ugandan bill expands existing criminalization of same-sex conduct to create a legal framework for systematic persecution and social exclusion based on sexual orientation and gender identity. What will the Pope do?
“Criminalizing people with homosexual tendencies is an injustice,” Pope Francis said on the way home from a peacemaking mission in South Sudan.
