A Brief History of Pope Francis’ Stance on LGBTQ+ Issues

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:08:56 +0000

Pope Francis, the first Latin American Pope in history, has been the head of the Catholic Church going on ten years now. In his ten years in the papacy, he has often spoken about the need for the Catholic Church to welcome all people, regardless of sexual orientation. The Church’s latest radical shift: allowing Catholic

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Slain Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero Will Finally Become a Saint

Adriana Cataño — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 16:46:47 +0000

Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero will be canonized as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. The announcement comes three years after the church named him a martyr and following his beatification. Romero was a follower of liberation theology, which advocates for liberation from economic, political, and social oppression. He vocally opposed how the right-wing government –

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