Statement casts homosexuality as a "choice" and says LGBTQ people may only receive church blessings if they are celibate
Cardinal Carlos Aguiar says that if a person chooses to enter a civil union, it's a form of "freedom."
Footage spliced together two separate parts of a 2019 interview that "led to confusion" about the Pope's stance
Pontiff's comments mark a revolutionary departure from church doctrine on the issue of same-sex relationships
A right-wing Catholic archbishop who once served as the Vatican’s ambassador to the United States has accused Pope Francis of heresy for promoting the “legitimization...
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski sent funds to allow a group of trans women to buy food and take care of themselves
The Catholic leader noted the resurgence of Nazi symbols and an increase in politicians targeting gay people, Jewish people, and gypsies
LGBTQ advocates said it would encourage "hatred, bigotry, and violence" towards trans people
Bishop Thomas Tobin's tweet was met with derision on social media, with many noting the Catholic Church's sex abuse scandals
Francis told gay British comedian Stephen K Amos that "all human beings" have dignity
Working Group of Catholic Gay Pastors warns scapegoating gay priests will not solve the causes of recent sex abuse scandals
Francis said in an interview that the thought of gay clergy members "worries him" and is a "serious matter"
The Pope told a Catholic families event that the church should only recognize heterosexual parents
The priest said admitting the lesbian couple's children would "send a bad message to the other families"
That warning comes only days after a gay Chilean man said the pope told him "God made you this way"