After its General Synod voted in support of the proposal, the Church of England will now bless same-sex civil partnerships, its two top clergymen, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, declared on Thursday. While acknowledging that “the church continues to have significant divisions on these topics,” the archbishops stated in a statement that “for the first time, the Church of... 

The Pope has called for same-sex couples to be protected by civil union laws, in a remarkable departure from both the Vatican’s historic stance on homosexuality and his own. “Homosexual people have a right to be in a family,” the head of the Catholic Church says in new documentary ‘Francesco’, which premiered at the Rome Film Festival on Wednesday. They are children of God and have a right... 

US President Barack Obama officially endorsed same-sex marriage on Tuesday. Also on the president’s agenda for the day was once again flip-flopping on a major issue during an election year. Explaining his recent change of heart to ABC’s Robin Roberts in an interview taped Tuesday afternoon, President Obama says, “at a certain point I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important... 

Legislation permitting de facto and same-sex unions would be so damaging to family life and society that Catholics will do “everything possible” to ensure the laws do not pass, the head of the Pontifical Academy for Life said last week. “Catholics will do everything to shed light on the debate, and will do everything possible so that these proposals will not pass,” said Bishop Elio Sgreccia,...