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

Pope Leo XIV picks up where Pope Francis left off, and embraces a new Mass focused on the environment, care for the Earth and climate change.

Vatican City, Jul 2, 2025 / 12:35 pm Pope Leo XIV declared that nature should not be a “bargaining chip” in his message announcing the theme “Seeds of Peace and Hope” for the 10th World ...

The Vatican says leaked documents that seemingly undermined Pope Francis’ stated reason for restricting the old Latin Mass were only part of the evidence he consulted before cracking down on the ...

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni declined to explicitly confirm the authenticity of the documents, which were posted online this week by a Vatican reporter.

The Catholic Church's approval of blessings of couples in same-sex relationships "will remain" under Pope Leo XIV, the head of the Vatican's doctrine office told an Italian reporter in a brief ...

Leaked documents seemingly undermining Pope Francis' stated reason for restricting the old Latin Mass provided an incomplete reconstruction of the evidence that informed his 2021 decision to crack ...

Having a pope born in the USA is likely to bring various blessings or curses ("disappointments" is probably the better word) to Catholics around the world, depending on one's theological or ...

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 ...

After giving mixed vibes when it comes to the LGBTQIA+ community, Pope Leo XIV has seemingly changed his views. Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández told reporters on July 3 that blessings for same ...

CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli forces killed at least 27 people in attacks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including three people who died in a strike on a church that late Pope Francis used to ...