Pope Francis issued an apology on Tuesday after he reportedly used a homophobic slur in a private meeting last week when discussing the church’s policy barring gay priests.. The Italian ...

Pope Francis has long been a strong supporter of the inclusion of LGBT people in the Catholic Church, and last year, he approved the blessing of people in same-sex relationships. Tags Catholicism ...

Pope apologizes after being quoted using offensive slur for gay men. ... FILE - Pope Francis attends his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Aug. 23, 2023.

Pope Francis has apologized after he reportedly used a slur towards gay people during a private meeting. The pontiff, 87, reportedly said a derogatory term in a meeting with members of the Italian ...

Pope Francis is shown during the Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on March 31. He apologized for using a homosexual slur during a meeting. File Photo by Stefano Spaziani/UPI 30,948 ...

A Vatican spokesman issued a statement acknowledging the media storm that erupted about Pope Francis’s comments, which were delivered behind closed doors to Italian bishops on May 20.

Pope Francis apologized on Tuesday after being quoted in Italian media making an anti-gay slur at a closed-door meeting last week. A statement issued by the Vatican did not directly confirm the ...

ROME — Pope Francis, who has spent the last two nights in the hospital, apologized for missing a mass at the Vatican on Sunday, saying that he was still being treated for bronchitis and thanking ...

Pope Francis' office issued a statement on Tuesday responding to reports that the pontiff had used a homophobic slur in a closed-door meeting with bishops.