Pope Francis

Pope formally approves blessings for same-sex couples

Couples meet with Pope Francis during the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

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‘Being homosexual isn’t a crime,’ Pope says

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Pope apologizes for school abuses in Canada

Pope Francis meets the Canadian Indigenous people as he arrives at Edmonton's International airport, Canada on July 24, 2022. (Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press)

Pope Francis dismisses rumors of retirement

San Diego bishop named a cardinal by Pope Francis

Robert W. McElroy, bishop of the diocese of San Diego, arrives to attend a conference on nuclear disarmament, at the Vatican, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. Pope Francis said Sunday, May 29, 2022 he has tapped 21 churchmen to become cardinals, most of them from continents other than Europe, which has dominated Catholic hierarchy for most of the church's history. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Pope Francis visits Russian embassy to voice concern; …

Pope Francis attends his weekly general audience at the Paul VI hall on February 23, 2022 in the Vatican. (Credit: ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Biden: Pope Francis told him he should ‘keep receiving …

President Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Pope Francis as they meet at the Vatican, Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. President Joe Biden is set to meet with Pope Francis on Friday at the Vatican, where the world’s two most notable Roman Catholics plan to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and poverty. (Vatican Media via AP)

Don’t send migrants back to ‘inhumane’ camps and …

Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Francis says clerics shouldn’t let politics …

Pope Francis speaks with journalists on board an Alitalia aircraft enroute from Bratislava back to Rome on Sept. 15, 2021 after a four-day pilgrimage to Hungary and Slovakia. (Tiziana Fabi, Pool via Associated Press)

Pope Francis celebrates first World Day for Grandparents …

Pope Francis waves from his studio's window overlooking St. Peter's Square to celebrate the Angelus prayer, at the Vatican, Sunday, July 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)

Pope Francis reimposes restrictions on Latin Mass

In this Thursday, April 1, 2021 file photo, Pope Francis celebrates a Chrism Mass inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Francis leaves hospital, returns to Vatican …

Pope Francis stops to greet police that escorted him as he arrives at the Vatican after leaving the hospital on his Ford, 10 days after undergoing planned surgery to remove half his colon Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)

Pope working to deliver Sunday blessing from Rome …

A press photographer aims her lens at the 10th floor of the Agostino Gemelli hospital, where Pope Francis was hospitalized Sunday, in Rome, Friday, July 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)