Francis’ remark, referring to gay men, came during what was supposed to be a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops last…
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Before Pope Francis was elected, conservative Catholics had fallen into a habit of dismissing the more liberal form of Catholicism…
In a meeting on Wednesday, church leaders also voted to allow L.G.B.T.Q. weddings.
He used his church, First African Methodist Episcopal, as a base to address the social ills that confronted the city’s…
The document restated the Roman Catholic Church’s rejection of abortion, gender fluidity and transition surgery.
The statement is likely to be embraced by conservatives and stir consternation among L.G.B.T.Q. advocates who fear it will be…
The only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip held somber Easter celebrations on Sunday for hundreds of displaced Palestinian Christians…
The opposition leader Aleksei Navalny called himself “a typical post-Soviet believer” of Russian Orthodox faith. But the institution of the…
Russians traveled from far and wide to bear witness as Aleksei A. Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died in…
Police presence appeared heavy for the service. Allies and family members of the opposition leader blamed the authorities for difficulties…