Pope Leo XIV won’t reverse the Vatican’s former policy on same-sex blessings, despite ongoing criticism from conservative ...

Thomas Hennen’s ministry in the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, signaled he backs current Catholic Church teaching on LGBTQ+ ...

Leo will continue his predecessor's historic decision allowing priests to honor queer couples, though same-sex marriage ...

The Catholic Church will continue to allow blessings for same-sex couples — but not recognition for their unions as “marriages” — under Pope Leo XIV, a Vatican official said this week, continuing a ...

Pope Leo XIV's stance on gay marriage has been confirmed after he was appointed as head of the Catholic Church.

The declaration will remain," Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández has been quoted as saying The post Pope reaffirms stance ...

For some, Pope Leo XIV’s name, echoing the socially engaged Leo XIII, suggests a pope ready to meet the modern world. For others, the 2012 homily and guarded stance on blessings suggest a pope more ...

Pope Leo, then Cardinal Robert Prevost, “did not fully endorse nor reject” the concept, according to a College of Cardinals report. Allowing the blessings was one of several pro-LGBTQ+ reforms ...

While heartened by the new pope's commitment to social justice, advocates say it's unclear whether Leo will continue Francis' LGBTQ+ outreach.