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 ...

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.

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 ...

Roman Catholicism is in precarious shape when blessings are controversial. Just before Christmas, and on the heels of the Synod — a gathering of bishops and some lay people to discuss church policy — ...

By making blessings available to same-sex couples, our church has, for the first time in any document, acknowledged that there can be holiness and sacredness in these relationships.

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 ...

Pope Francis formally permitted Roman Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples on Monday, in a significant shift in the church’s approach to LGBTQ+ people. The blessings may be carried out ...