Gay men can train as priests but must be celibate, say Italian bishops
Move marks shift in views but sexually active gay men will not be admitted to Roman Catholic seminaries Gay men will be allowed to train...
Category : The papacy
London-born boy who died aged 15 to become first millennial saint
Second posthumous miracle attributed to leukaemia victim Carlo Acutis, qualifying him for canonisation A London-born teenager who died of leukaemia aged 15 is to become...
Pope visits women’s prison in Venice and tours Vatican show at art Biennale
Pope Francis, 87, met inmates, staff and volunteers at Giudecca jail during first trip outside Rome for months The pope has met female prisoners in...
Pope presides over Easter Vigil service after skipping Good Friday procession
Appearance comes a day after last-minute decision to miss previous service to ‘conserve his health’ Pope Francis presided over the Vatican’s somber Easter Vigil service...
Pope Francis dismisses conservative Texas bishop and critic Joseph Strickland
Rare move comes after years of criticism from Strickland, a strong supporter of former US president Donald Trump Pope Francis has dismissed a bishop in...
Pope advised not to give Sunday blessing from hospital balcony
Prayer will instead be said in his suite after chief surgeon says Francis should avoid strain on abdomen Pope Francis’s recovery from surgery is going...
