Pope Francis

Pope Leo XIV (Alberto Pizzoli photo courtesy of AFP / Getty / NBC)
Peru’s LGBTQ activists give Pope Leo a thumbs up; others are wary
Clare Byarugaba (left) and Pope Francis
LGBTQ rights activists mourn and praise Pope Francis
Children helped by World Vision (Photo from the World Vision website)
Pro- and anti-LGBTQ Christian charities are gutted as Trump slashes funds
Cardinal Peter Turkson, 76, is a Ghanaian prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church. Photo courtesy of X / YouTube)
Ghana: ‘You criminalize them for what? For just being what they are?’
Clare Byarugaba
Ugandan LGBTQI activist Clare Byarugaba wins prestigious human rights award
Clare Byarugaba (left) and Pope Francis
Pope meets African activists, supports their struggle for LGBTIQ rights
Guadeloupe photographer challenges assumptions about LGBTQ people and faith
Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye (Photo courtesy of OkayAfrica)
Burundi’s leader revives painful memories of past genocides
Roman Catholic Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Cameroon: ".'Marriage is the union between a man and a woman, and anything outside of that is witchcraft." (Photo courtesy of Vatican News)
African clergy balk as the Pope okays blessings for same-sex couples
Ugandan commentary: You can’t believe in God and reject homosexuality
Ani Zonneveld, founder and president of Muslims for Progressive Values.
Islamic group urges Muslims to follow Pope’s model of love for LGBTQ people
Pope Francis (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Pope doubles down against homophobia, says anti-gay laws are a sin
Pope Francis: "Persons with homosexual tendencies are children of God. God loves them. God accompanies them … condemning a person like this is a sin. Criminalising people with homosexual tendencies is an injustice.” (Andrew Medichini photo courtesy of AP)
Pope says homosexuality is not a crime
Catholics’ anti-LGBT rhetoric has fatal consequences
New LGBT+ center triggers holy war of words in Ghana
Pope Francis (Photo courtesy of Sourcefed.com)
From the Caribbean: ‘Pope’s message on LGBTQ+ is not new and not enough’