Pope Francis issued a rare apology after word broke that he used a derogatory Italian slur referring to gay men while reaffirming his position against their admission to seminaries and priesthood.

Pope Francis has apologized after allegedly using a homophobic slur while defending the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests during a private discussion with Italian bishops last week.

Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar term about gays to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni issued a statement ...

Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar and derogatory term about gay men to reaffirm the ...

Pope Francis cleared the way Thursday for an Italian teenager who faithfully cataloged Catholic miracles online before dying in 2006 to become the first millennial saint. The Vatican attributed a ...

VATICAN CITY, May 23 (Reuters) - Pope Francis has attributed a second miracle to an Italian teenager who in his short life used his computer skills to spread the Catholic faith, clearing the way ...

VATICAN CITY − Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to ...

Pope Francis has suggested that his conservative critics in the United States have a “suicidal attitude,” in an interview with CBS News. Asked about criticism from “conservative bishops ...

May 16 (Reuters) - Pope Francis said his conservative critics within the Roman Catholic Church in the United States are trapped in a "suicidal attitude," according to an interview with CBS.

Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar term about gays to reaffirm the Catholic Church's ban on gay priests. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni issued a statement ...

Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar and derogatory term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni issued a ...