As with much of his pastoral approach overall, the pope’s outreach to L.G.B.T. people can be characterized by the word “accompaniment.”
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Explainer: What happens when an Anglican bishop becomes Catholic?
Why, and how, do high-profile figures in the Church of England make the swim across the Tiber?
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Pope Francis appointed three women to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences this summer. What’s their role at the Vatican?
The three women join a prestigious group of around 80 scientists in all who are members of the Academy, 20 others of whom are also Nobel laureates.
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Explainer: Pope Francis doesn’t spend summer vacation at the papal summer castle. So what does he do to relax?
Pope Francis’ “staycations” may set a precedent for future popes.
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Explainer: What is the history of the Latin Mass?
What exactly are we talking about when we talk about “the Latin Mass”?
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Explainer: What kind of surgery did Pope Francis have?
Here’s a look at what we know about the operation and what the pope’s doctors will be watching out for.
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Explainer: What does the church mean when it says a pro-choice Catholic politician is causing scandal?
“Scandal” is a word often heard used in recent months by U.S. bishops regarding the best ways to provide pastoral care and communicate authentic church teaching to pro-choice politicians who identify as Catholic.
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Who will Joe Biden send to Rome? 8 top contenders for U.S. ambassador to the Vatican
If precedent is any indicator, whoever Biden names is likely to be a practicing Catholic who has either worked or volunteered with the Catholic Church — and who is an open supporter of the president.
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Communion for the divorced and remarried, papal critics and family life: Pope Francis’ ‘Amoris Laetitia’ at 5 years
What is the legacy of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation “Amoris Laetitia,” released five years ago today?
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What Pope Francis has said about Covid-19 since his iconic Urbi et Orbi blessing one year ago
Pope Francis: “We have realized that we are on the same boat, all of us fragile and disoriented, but at the same time important and needed, all of us called to row together, each of us in need of comforting the other.”