The new document elaborates on a letter Francis sent to two conservative cardinals that waspublished in October. In that preliminary response, Francis suggested such blessings could be offered under some circumstances if they didn't confuse the ritual with the sacrament of marriage. The document rep...
“Married couples joined by love speak well of each other; they try to show their spouse’s good side, not their weakness and faults. In any event, they keep silent rather than speak ill of them. This is not merely a way of acting in front of others; it springs from an interior att...
Pope Francis formally approved letting Catholic priests bless same-sex couples, the Vatican announced Monday.
A new document released by the Vatican Monday includes a new shift in policy by Pope Francis that allows priests to bless same-sex couples. Joshua McElwee, a news editor at the National Catholic Reporter, joins CBS News with the policy's potential i
Pope Francis has formally signed off on allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples -- a radical change in Vatican policy. A declaration from the Vatican's doctrine office released Monday provides guidance and details thedeclaration, which states, in part, "When pe...
“What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered. I stood up for that,”he added. Pope Francis has been known for supporting some kind of legal protection for the rights for gay couples even since the time when he was archbishop of Buenos Aires over se...
Washington Post, by Chico Harlan, Michelle Boorstein and Sarah Pulliam Bailey: Pope Francis has called in a new documentary for the creation of civil union laws, giving his clearest support to date for the rights of same-sex couples while breaking from the official teaching of the Roman Cathol...
Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who refuses to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, says she met with Pope Francis during his visit to the United States.ANNEMARIE GREEN, HENA DANIELS
These briefs are shown to nobody, nor signed by the prefect of the briefs, except when they are sealed sub annulo piscatoris, and accompanied with a letter from the cardinal-patron. The copies of these briefs are carefully kept; and, when the pope is dead, they are carried to the ...
Pope Francis on blessing same-sex couples In a historic interview from the Vatican, Pope Francis sat down with "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell to discuss a range of issues, including his recent approval allowing priests to bless same-sex couples. The pope's full...