After all, his faith had served as “the core tenet” of his very being. Mr. Whalen said Pope Francis is "opening up the door and giving us a foothold, letting us see a better future for us in ...

Pope Francis said on Sunday (Feb 5) that laws criminalising LGBT people are a sin and an injustice because God loves and accompanies people with same-sex attraction. Pope Francis, who made his ...

VATICAN CITY — So much for a short pontificate. Pope Francis celebrates the 10th anniversary of his election Monday, far outpacing the “two or three” years he once envisioned for his papacy ...

because LGBT people "are children of God and God loves them." Back in St Peter's Square, his message over, Francis delivered his signature sign-off: "Don't forget to pray for me," the pope said.

seen as the most conciliatory attitude to LGBT people by a pontiff ... the Catholic ban on female priests is forever. Jan. 2 - Pope Francis says in a letter bishops must show zero tolerance ...

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Sunday that laws criminalising LGBT people are a sin and an injustice because God loves and accompanies people with same-sex attraction.

The leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics has steered his church leftward after more than two decades of conservative ...

The Life and Times of Pope Francis as He Marks His 10th Anniversary ... seen as the most conciliatory attitude to LGBT people by a pontiff. Nov. 26 - Calls for a deep renewal of the Church in ...

He said such legislation is an injustice and a sin, because LGBT people "are children ... The first Jesuit pope and the first to take the name Francis - after the saint of the poor - was elected ...