The Vatican does not usually explicitly refuse an envoy's credentials, but a prolonged official silence after a nomination is interpreted as a rejection. Mr Stefanini is widely respected by many in the Catholic Church, following his previous stint as …

The Vatican isn't saying what actually happened during the meeting but it doesn't deny that it happened. Coppola said he feared the meeting would encourage persecution of gay and transgender people, including shunning and violence, in the name of …

Students at St. Pius X Catholic School each had a "Flat Francis" and were encouraged to take their faith everywhere they go. A tangible example of that was with "Flat Francis." The furthest place traveled was the Vatican in Rome, Italy, which is …

The Vatican released a statement Friday that said the pontiff's encounter with her was part of a series of other meetings with countless other people and shouldn't be interpreted as an endorsement.

A Vatican official said there was a “sense of regret” over the pope seeing Davis, a Kentucky county clerk who was sent to jail in September for refusing to grant issue same-sex marriage licences despite a Supreme Court ruling which has legalized gay …

PARIS (Reuters) – Le gouvernement français a renoncé à proposer Laurent Stefanini, actuel chef du protocole de l'Elysée, pour le poste d'ambassadeur auprès du Saint-Siège en raison du refus persistant du Vatican, rapporte Libération. "C'est mort …

Mais au Vatican, on se borne à ne pas répondre à la demande d'agrément, sans donner une quelconque motivation. A peine murmure-t-on qu'il s'agit d'un problème protocolaire et interne à la France, le pays du mariage pour tous. Pour montrer qu'il ne …

Once he became Pope Francis, Grassi visited the Vatican and scheduled a visit during the United States tour, but thought his friend might be too busy to meet with him. &Only meeting in the Vatican Embassy in Washington organized by the Pope himself was …

On Saturday, the Vatican was rocked by the decision of one of its theologians who told an Italian newspaper that he was gay and living with another man. “This is God's dream for his beloved creation: to see it fulfilled in the loving union between a …

The Vatican is disciplining a Polish-born pope who came out as gay for speaking out as a synod, or meeting of bishops, gathers in Rome to discuss the intricacies of the Church's stance on issues related to family, including, potentially, homosexuality.