Prince Harry reached England from California after hearing about King Charles’ cancer diagnosis Meghan Markle gives Prince Harry ‘her blessings’ for King Charles’ visit With King Charles’ cancer diagnosis, Prince Harry intends to “spend more time” in England with wife Meghan Markle’s “blessings.” The father of two was captured on camera after arriving in London … Read more
ROME — Pope Francis’ green light for Catholic priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples is in many ways a recognition of what has been happening in some European parishes for years. But his decision to officially spell out his approval could send a message of tolerance to places where gay rights are far more … Read more
ROME — Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God’s love and mercy shouldn’t be subject to “an exhaustive moral analysis” to receive it. The document from the Vatican’s doctrine office, released Monday, elaborates on … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave ROME — The Vatican on Monday issued its most definitive permission yet for Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples, as long as those benedictions are kept separate from marriage, a decree that fully reverses a 2021 ruling — and that may deepen division over the open-door papacy … Read more
Updated October 2, 2023 at 4:54 p.m. EDT|Published October 2, 2023 at 3:37 p.m. EDT German priests and counselors bless same-sex couples in front of the Cologne Cathedral on Sept. 20. (Felix von der Osten/For The Washington Post)Comment on this storyComment COLOGNE, Germany — In the shadow of Cologne’s gothic Cathedral, the St. Stephan’s Youth … Read more