The meeting was organized after the Vatican issued a document condemning gender-affirming care and gender theory.

"It pains me to say this, but right now I think that we as a church are doing more harm than good in our approach to gender theory and transgender individuals," he said. In March, Pope Francis called ...

George White, a transgender man and religious educator in Leicester, recently experienced a historic meeting with Pope ...

Pope Francis' yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church closed Saturday with recommendations that fell short of giving women more equity as hoped but reflected the pope's aims for a church ...

The Vatican’s Synod on Synodality was nothing like papal gatherings of cinematic lore, but it clearly reflects Francis’s view ...

In a surprising move at the conclusion of the Synod on Synodality on Saturday evening, Pope Francis ratified the final report, approved its immediate publication, and said he will not publish a ...

A group of LGBTQ+ Catholics have called on Pope Francis to reverse the church's opposition to gender-affirming care and reconsider its views on transgender people. The group, which also included a ...

During his Angelus address Sunday, Pope Francis asked his listeners to consider the qualities necessary for good leadership. “Brothers and sisters, can we ask ourselves: How do I behave in my ...

(RNS) – Pope Francis' fourth encyclical calls on Catholics to contribute to building a church and society focused on human feeling and forgiveness. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Addressing a world ...

Pope Francis — or his social media manager, I’m guessing — is pretty active on X (formerly Twitter), with Biblical quotes, prayers and messages to the world. But the @Pontifex account has ...

"I recognize the concerns of the church with gender theory, but we have learned that ... told me this care saved their lives," she said. Pope Francis listened to the stories "with very pained ...

Pope Francis’ yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church has ended with recommendations that fall far short of giving ...