Vatican City • In an unprecedented opening by the Catholic Church toward welcoming LGBTQ people, the Vatican’s Dicastery of the Doctrine of the Faith approved the blessing of same-sex couples ...

Couples can’t wear traditional wedding clothes, for example, during a blessing. And significantly: The church is still firm that the sacrament of marriage can only be between a man and a woman.

Zerkowski said, “we are in step with the Church, not out of step with the Church, so we see ourselves doing the same thing, over and over. Showing people that they are a blessing and giving a ...

The Vatican’s newly released document addressing the blessing of same-sex couples doesn’t pave the way for gay weddings at churches or with Catholic priests as officiants. But it does now ...

Catholics and their pets will gather on church lawns throughout the country this month to participate in what has become an annual rite of fall, seeking blessings from priests to commemorate St ...

On Dec. 18, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a declaration called “Fiducia Supplicans” that details the pastoral meaning of blessings in the Catholic Church.

Dozens of Catholic priests in Germany plan defy the Vatican and bless homosexual partnerships, with many set to live-stream the blessings online. In March, the Vatican decreed that the Catholic ...

SEA ISLE CITY — Saint Joseph Catholic Church on Monday celebrated a Wedding of the Sea in honor of the Feast of the Assumption. The celebration began at 4 p.m. with a special Mass in honor of ...

On Dec. 18, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a declaration called “Fiducia Supplicans” that details the pastoral meaning of blessings in the Catholic Church.