Pope Francis

2023 - 12 - 19

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Pope says Roman Catholic priests can bless same-sex couples (BBC News)

Announcing the change, the Vatican emphasised that it continues to view marriage as between a man and a woman.

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Pope Francis: Healthcare must put human person at the centre (Vatican News)

By Devin Watkins. Pope Francis held an audience on Monday with a delegation from the F. Miulli Hospital in the southern Italian city of Bari.

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Pope Francis Did Not Just Authorize Priests to Bless Same-Sex ... (National Catholic Register)

COMMENTARY: Anyone who claims that the Fiducia Supplicans authorizes blessings of same-sex unions has not read the declaration or is intentionally ...

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Inclusion in Catholicism: Pope Francis' efforts into LGBTQ+ ... (NewsChannel5.com)

Experts say while little has changed regarding church law, Pope Francis has found other ways to push for more inclusion for LGBTQ+ people.

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Pope Francis allows priests to bless same-sex relationships (The East African)

In 2021, The Vatican said the Church does not have the power to bless same-sex unions because God cannot "bless sin".

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Vatican Announcement on Same-Sex Blessings Pushes Boundaries (Voice of America)

Pope Francis, leader of the world's nearly 1.4 billion Roman Catholics, announced this week that priests are now allowed to bless the relationships of ...

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Pope Francis' approval of blessings for LGBTQ+ couples is a historic ... (Florida Phoenix)

In fact, the declaration is about blessings and what they mean in the Catholic Church. A long stretch of the document is devoted to defining and clarifying what ...

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Pope Francis Approves 'Blessings' for Same-Sex Couples (Morocco World News)

Pope Francis has formally approved the blessing of same-sex couples, as announced by the Vatican on Monday. The move aims to foster inclusivity while ...

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Who cares about Pope Francis' blessings? (EL PAÍS in English)

I never fail to be surprised by the joy with which each Vatican concession is received and how little their clearly homophobic positions, opposition to the ...

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Pope Francis: Presents and parties aren't the source of Christmas ... (America Magazine)

Pope Francis tells us that the nativity is like a living Gospel, enabling us to experience the "great joy" that comes from the mystery of Christ.

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Pope Francis: The Nativity is an Example of 'Joy' and 'Amazement' (National Catholic Register)

'Let us look at the crib: that awe before the crib. Sometimes there is no inner space for astonishment, but only to organize the parties, to have the ...

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Pope Francis' same-sex blessings policy triggers healing, old pain ... (NBC News)

Pope Francis made a historic change to Vatican policy Monday, allowing priests to bless same-sex couples.

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'Great deception' — Kazakhstan archbishop condemns Pope ... (TheCable)

Tomash Peta, archbishop of Saint Mary in Astana, Kazakhstan, has condemned the Vatican's approval of blessings for same-sex couples.

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