Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Several years ago, my partner and I asked a priest for a blessing. We wouldn’t describe ourselves as particularly pious, but our Catholic faith has shaped ...

Responding to efforts in some parts of the Catholic world to devise “blessings” of same-sex unions by the Church, the Vatican’s doctrinal watchdog released a statement Monday saying ...

A gay couple lights votive candles at a Catholic church in Essen, Germany, Oct. 30, 2021. A majority of German bishops voted March 10 in favor of same-sex blessings.

Vatican City, Mar 15, 2021 / 05:20 am. The Vatican’s doctrinal office on Monday clarified that the Catholic Church does not have the power to give liturgical blessings of homosexual unions.

Pope Francis' recent decision authorizing Catholic Church officials to bless same-sex couples has spurred a wave of backlash online. A Vatican document approved by Francis was circulated on 18 ...

Understanding the pope’s message. Francis’s letter falls short of supporting the blessings of queer couples, but clarifies that the church is open to discerning whether blessings of same-sex ...

The Vatican said Monday that Pope Francis had allowed priests to bless same-sex couples, his most definitive step yet to make the Roman Catholic Church more welcoming to L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics and ...