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The priest also said that his coming out is for all gay priests.

“Unlike his predecessors, who focused on issues of religious extremism, abortion, and traditional values, Pope Francis has instead given up his chance to make a significant impact on these policies”.

Hundreds of Catholic bishops from around the world are meeting in the Vatican this month, invited by Pope Francis to debate the Catholic Church’s position on “the family”.

His words emphasizing the significance of “this place” where he stood, speaking in the language of numerous immigrants whose journey he acknowledged, Pope Francis’ speech on immigration rights and religious freedom was a message of brotherly love in the city of...

Pope Francis did not know the details of Davis’ situation and did not offer conditional support to the defiant county clerk, the official said.

Controversy erupted when the Vatican announced that Pope Francis would canonize Serra during his trip to the US.

Pope Francis presented Fidel Castro with a link to the past Sunday: poems by a Jesuit teacher forced to flee Cuba after his one-time student – the now-ailing Marxist icon – led a revolution. “Holguin is with you!” from the tarmac as the pope emerged from...

Cet évènement constitue un moment important dans la voie d’une pleine reconnaissance de l’Etat de Palestine, reconnu par l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies en 2012 comme un Etat observateur non membre de l’ONU. La Palestine y bénéficie du statut...

Cuba’s Cardinal Jaime Ortega, right, stands behind Pope Francis in the popemobile as they arrive for Mass at Revolution Plaza in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, September 20, 2015.

Francis will travel to Holguin today as part of his historic visit to Cuba.

Holguin – On Monday, Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the Eastern Cuba city of Holguin becoming the first Pope to visit the city where the Castro brothers and leaders of Cuba, Fidel and Raul, grew up.

The Bishop of Rome presented the Cuban leader with a collection of theological books, and Fidel Castro gave the Pope an autographed copy of the book “Fidel and Religion” by the Brazilian theologian Frei Betto.

Ahead of his first USA visit, Pope Francis celebrated mass in Cuba Sunday before hundreds of thousands of worshipers in Havana’s Revolution Square.

In Havana, the pope met Fidel Castro over the weekend in a 40-minute session at the former president’s home that the Vatican described as “informal and familial”, with an exchange of books and discussion about issues facing humanity.

Pope Francis has faced criticism for refusing to meet with human rights activists in Cuba, and has been accused of largely ignoring the issue of human rights during his visit. Although he telephoned some dissidents on Sunday to give a “passing greeting”, they were...