Vatican: Transgender people can be baptized and become godparents, with caveats
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Pope Francis kicks off meeting on church's future with LGBTQ bombshell
Catholic Church prelates gather for Synod 2023 after Pope Francis stirs controversy by suggesting possibility of same-sex marriage blessings.
Pope says "everyone" must be allowed in church
After the Vatican published a bombshell letter from Pope Francis earlier this week in which he opened the door for priests to bless same-sex unions, the pope on Wednesday kicked off an important three-week-long meeting of Catholic bishops by saying "everyone, everyone, everyone, everyone" must be allowed in. Chris Livesay reports.
Pope Francis opens summit on future of church
Pope Francis opened a global summit of bishops on the future of the Catholic Church Wednesday, saying the church needs to welcome everyone and lower its ideological barriers. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more.
Pope opens summit on Catholic church's future
Pope Francis' big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church will include hot-button issues. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports the synod assembly will discuss priests being allowed to get married, if divorced and remarried Catholics should receive communion, whether women should be allowed to become deacons and how the church will handle LGBTQ community matters.
Pope suggests blessings for same-sex unions possible — with conditions
Pope Francis was responding to five conservative cardinals who challenged him to affirm church teaching on homosexuality.
Pope Francis wraps up historic Mongolia trip
Pope Francis wrapped up his historic four-day visit to Mongolia on Monday. It's the first time any pope has visited the majority-Buddhist country. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay recaps the trip.
Francis becomes first pope to visit Mongolia
Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday, becoming the first pontiff to visit the landlocked Asian country, which is home to fewer than 1,500 Catholics. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay, who is traveling with the pope, reports from the country's capital, Ulaanbaatar.
Pope again draws criticism with remarks on Russia as Ukraine war rages
The pontiff urged Russian Catholic youth to embrace their heritage of the "enlightened Russian Empire."
Pope Francis criticizes "reactionary attitude" in U.S. Catholic Church
Francis has previously quipped it was an "honor" to be attacked by Americans.
World Youth Day continues
Pope Francis is presiding over World Youth Day, which some call "Catholic Woodstock." On Sunday, he will deliver the final mass of the event in Lisbon, Portugal. One million people are expected to attend.
Pope wraps up Catholic youth festival
A massive gathering of Catholic youth came to an end Sunday with mass at a park in Portugal. Earlier in the festival, Pope Francis criticized local bishops after a report detailing sexual abuse of minors by clergy members for decades. Chris Livesay reports.
Pope meets abuse survivors as church's youth summit opens in Portugal
Francis chastised bishops over "scandals that have marred" the church in Portugal, and called for survivors to be "accepted and listened to."
Pope Francis in Portugal for World Youth Day
Pope Francis has arrived in Lisbon, Portugal, for the opening of World Youth Day, an event described as "Catholic Woodstock." More than 1 million young people from around the world are expected to attend this year's gathering. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more on the pope's visit, his first trip since undergoing intestinal surgery in June.
Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals
Eighteen of the 21 new cardinals are younger than 80 and would be eligible to vote in a conclave.
Pope Francis discharged from hospital
Pope Francis was discharged from the hospital Friday morning. The 86-year-old pontiff spent nine days recovering after he underwent surgery to repair an abdominal hernia. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more from the Convent of the Sisters of Santa Maria Bambina, where the pope made a surprise visit on his way back from hospital.
Pope Francis out of hospital 9 days after abdominal surgery
His surgeon quipped that the 86-year-old pontiff was "better than before' the surgery. Francis smiled and waved as he left the hospital.
Pope meets young cancer patients on eve of expected hospital discharge
Pope Francis' medical team said he was expected to leave the Rome hospital following a successful recovery from abdominal surgery.
Pope Frances recovers in Rome hospital
Pope Francis is recovering in a Rome hospital after undergoing abdominal surgery on Wednesday. The Vatican says surgery to repair a hernia went smoothly, but this latest hospitalization has raised new concerns about the 86-year-old's health. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports from outside the Rome hospital where the pope will stay for several days.
Pope Francis recovering from surgery
Vatican officials say Pope Francis is doing well after undergoing a successful three-hour abdominal surgery. The 86-year-old pontiff was taken to a hospital in Rome after his regular weekly audience Wednesday. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay is outside the hospital where the pope will stay for several days.
Pope working from hospital as he recovers from successful surgery
The surgeon who operated on Francis to treat a painful abdominal hernia said the 86-year-old pope was likely to remain hospitalized for at least five days.
Pope Francis to undergo intestinal surgery
Pope Francis is expected to undergo intestinal surgery. The 86-year-old will recover at Rome's Gemelli Hospital for several days. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more from Rome.
Pope Francis undergoes second intestinal surgery in two years
The Vatican said the 86-year-old pontiff was in surgery for about three hours Wednesday and there were no complications.
Pope Francis skips scheduled meetings due to a fever, Vatican says
There were no details about how sick Francis was, but the last time he had a serious fever, in March, he was rushed to a hospital and diagnosed with acute bronchitis.
Zelenskyy meets with Pope Francis in Rome
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Rome on Saturday, where he met with Pope Francis at the Vatican.
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