A document obtained by the Bay Area Reporter reveals that San Francisco's archbishop issued supplemental instructions to the archdiocese's Catholic priests stating they can deny blessing same-sex ...

Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he appears at the balcony to deliver his Christmas Urbi et Orbi blessing in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican on December 25, 2022. automation Pope Francis has ...

Around this time last year, a Vatican document authorizing priests to provide nonliturgical blessings for same-sex couples led to headlines around the world in the secular and Catholic presses. Some ...

But at the corner of Albemarle and 42nd streets in Tenleytown, something unusual invites people to stop. To pause, to breathe and sometimes, to pray. There’s no National Guard here. Just a pair of ...

The German Catholic bishops have published a handout that offers guidance to pastors on blessings for couples in “irregular” situations such as same-sex relationships, urging clergy to use the ...