The Vatican fired a Polish priest for announcing that he is gay one night before bishops around the world were to meet over LGBT issues, community, divorcees and traditional Catholic families.
Mr. Yayo Grassi, an ex-Argentine student of Pope Francis who had met him many times, visited with his mother as well as several friends during the Pope's stay in Washington, D.C.
The Vatican has fired a priest that came out as gay in public interviews and admitted that he had a partner, a violation of the vows of celibacy that all priests in the Catholic Church must take.
Davis was pulled by the court and sentenced six days in prison for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.
The United Nations will adopt the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, in order to defeat poverty, inequality, climate change and related issues.
The Vatican says that the Pope lost his place and skipped a line in the prepared text.
Pope Francis is criticised for canonizing Junipero Serra, who has a record of some cruelty.
The "Popemoji" shows various scenes of Pope Francis---eating a sandwich, hugging a baby, playing soccer and a host of other fun activities as he heads to the U.S. for the first time.
The United States will accept 10,000 refugees from the Syrian Civil War as hundreds of thousands continue to pour into Europe.
Pope Francis calls for European Catholic institutions to open their institutions to give refuge to migrant families escaping death from war or hunger.
A large convoy of concerned Austrian and German citizens has set out for Hungary to help transport migrants and refugees as Europe begins to become more proactive in dealing with the humanitarian crisis on and within its borders.
Church officials raised a controversy over Pope' blessings to an Italian lesbian author of children's books.
The Catholic head confesses his strange habits to the media.
A Vatican-Palestine diplomatic treaty recognizing Palestine is called contradictory to peace by Israel.
On Monday, Pope Francis, Holy Father of Catholics said that because of the Vatican's ban on contraception, Catholics should not feel that they have to breed "like rabbits," suggesting followers use natural family planning methods that were approved by the Church.
09 Aug '24 16:35PM
