The Rome LGBTQ+ Pride Parade celebrated its 30th anniversary in June as tens of thousands of people in brightly coloured outfits marched through the Italian capital waving banners, dancing and singing as they marked gay rights and poked fun at Pope Francis, who had to issue an apology last month after Italian media quoted unnamed […]
Pope Francis has again used a homophobic term after apologising in May for saying gay men should not be admitted to Church seminaries because “there’s already too much f*****ry”. He used of the word ‘frociaggine’, a vulgar Italian term roughly translating as ‘f*****ness’, on May 20 during a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops. According to […]
Pope Francis has apologised following reports that he used extremely derogatory language towards gay men during a meeting of Italian Bishops. A statement from the Vatican said the Pope did not mean to offend anyone and apologised to those who were “hurt by the use of a word”. At a “private meeting” of Italian Bishops’ […]
The Vatican has yet to comment after it was reported that Pope Francis used “extremely homophobic language” after being asked at the Italian Bishops’ Conference if gay men should now be allowed to train for the priesthood as long as they remained celibate. Pope Francis said they should not and he is then believed to […]
The Pfarrer-Initiative has denounced a recent ruling which said the Catholic Church will not bless same-sex marriages.
Biden will continue to support same-sex marriage despite a recent church ruling.
Head of German bishops and self-described conservative, Georg Bätzing, has urged the church to reconsider its attitude towards the LGBTQ+ community.
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, 57, addressed the country’s national assembly on Thursday 22 October, asking members to consider the passage of a marriage equality bill.
Pope Francis has openly backed same-sex civil unions for the first time after interview in a documentary film, Francesco, premiered at the Rome film festival on Wednesday 21 October.
Polish gay couple Jakub and David unfold the Rainbow Flag in front of Pope Francis at the Vatican
