The Vatican has taken a different stance than Pope Francis by saying Catholic Churches cannot bless same-sex marriages. The Holy See made this announcement on March 15, 2021. Recently, Pope Francis has approved LGBTQ marriages — which has threatened to widen the chasm between the LGBTQ community and the church. In a lengthy note released […]
Pope Francis appointed 13 new cardinals on Sunday, at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Archbishop of Washington D.C., Wilton Gregory,72, became the first-ever appointed to America’s Catholic Church’s highest governing body on Oct. 26, 2020. Gregory was born in Chicago, Illinois, and ordained a priest in 1972. He served as the associate pastor at […]
An Australian court on Feb. 26, 2019 has found the former top advisor to Pope Francis and the Vatican treasurer, 77-year-old Cardinal George Pell, guilty on five charges of child sex abuse he committed against two 13-year-old boys over two decades ago, while he was an archbishop. Pell is the most senior Catholic figure in […]
