Pope Francis rips those who oppose blessing same-sex couples: ‘hypocrisy’

(Photo: Ashwin Vaswani/Unsplash) Pope Francis is accusing those opposed to the Vatican’s declaration allowing priests to bless same-sex couples of hypocrisy as the Holy See continues to face blowback over that decision.  The pontiff spoke with the Italian weekly magazine Credere for an interview that will be published in the Feb. 8 issue of the … Read more

Pope Francis makes Christmas Day plea for peace

In his Christmas message, Pope Francis expressed deep concern over the loss of innocent civilian lives resulting from Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. Delivering the Urbi et Orbi (to the city and world) address, the head of the Catholic Church denounced the October 7th attack by Hamas on Israel as “abominable.” He also called for the … Read more

Pope Francis approves baptism for transgender people

(Photo: Unsplash/Annie Williams) In a significant move, Pope Francis has granted authorisation for the Catholic Church to baptise transgender individuals. Moreover, this new directive extends to the children of gay couples, allowing them to receive the sacrament of baptism. Transgender individuals are now also eligible to serve as godparents and witnesses at weddings. The decision … Read more