Candidates for the seminary should not be disqualified based on sexual orientation, according to new church guidelines in ...

The Vatican passed a new ruling allowing priesthood applicants in Italy to be gay—as long as they remain celibate. The New ...

The Vatican has given its blessing to a document suggesting that those with same-sex attraction can pursue the priesthood in ...

"In the formative process, when referring to homosexual tendencies, it’s also appropriate not to reduce discernment only to ...

A provisional document published by the Italian Bishops’ Conference and approved by the Vatican cautiously opens the door for ...

The Vatican has approved new guidelines from Italian bishops that allow gay men to enter seminaries as long as they abstain from sex, in an unexpected adjustment to how the global Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis. Vatican announces new guidelines allowing gay men to become priests in Italy under vow of celibacy. (photo credit: Ricardo Perna. Via Shutterstock) The Vatican relaxed its guidelines ...

The Vatican issued an apology, stating that the pope "never meant to offend or express himself with homophobic terms," but Francis has been ambivalent in the past about gay priests and seminarians.

Francis has upheld the ban on female priests and tamped down hopes that women could be ordained as deacons. But there has ...

Pope Francis has fallen over and injured his right arm but did not suffer any broken bones, the Vatican says. In a statement, ...