(Gregorio Borgia | AP) Pope Francis delivers his message as he meets with Vatican employees in December 2023. He has now apologized for using anti-gay slurs in a private meeting with Italian bishops.

Pope Francis has issued an apology for using a derogatory term referring to gay men during a closed-door discussion among bishops earlier this month. “The Pope never intended to offend or ...

Pope Francis apologizes after being quoted using homophobic slur 00:30. Pope Francis' office issued a statement on Tuesday responding to reports that the pontiff had used a homophobic term for ...

Pope Francis issued a long-awaited apology and took responsibility for the church's cooperation in generations of abuse and cultural suppression at Catholic residential schools across Canada.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — During a closed-door meeting with 200 Italian bishops last week, Pope Francis allegedly used derogatory terms to describe gay people during debates about whether the Italian ...

Pope Francis has apologized for using an anti-gay slur during a meeting with bishops. The 87-year-old pontiff reportedly made the homophobic remark in a closed-door meeting last week as he told ...

Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar term about gays to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni issued a statement ...

Pope Francis attends a Mass in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City for the first World Children’s Day on May 26, 2024. The Vatican has apologized for words uttered by Francis that have been ...

ROME — Pope Francis on Tuesday issued a rare apology after he was accused of using a highly pejorative slur to refer to gay men in a closed-door session with bishops last week.

Pope Francis wears a headdress presented to him by Indigenous leaders in Maskwacis, Alberta, on July 25 after he delivered an apology to survivors of Canada's mostly Catholic-run residential schools.

Pope Francis has been credited with urging the Roman Catholic Church to be more welcoming to the L.G.B.T.Q. community, but he is reported to have used an offensive term at a recent meeting.