Pope Francis

Francis is said to have used derogatory language during discussion of including celibate gay men in training for priesthood.

Francis, 87, allegedly told bishops convening last week in Rome not to admit homosexual men into seminaries and labeled them with a very offensive word, media ...

The head of the Catholic Church reportedly said an Italian variant of the F-pejorative during a private discussion on gay priests.

When asked if gay men should now be allowed to train for the priesthood as long as they remained celibate, the 87-year-old pontiff reiterated they should not.

The pontiff used the derogatory term during a closed-door discussion with Italian bishops last week, two sources who were in the room told NBC News.

Some bishops suggested that the pope may not have been aware of the derogatory term's meaning.

Statement says pontiff apologises 'to those who felt offended by the term reported by others'

“The Pope never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms, and he extends his apologies to those who were offended by the use of a term, as ...

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines. VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis apologizes after he ...

Italy's two biggies newspapers quoted the pope as using an Italian vulgarity when saying seminaries were full of homosexuals.

Pope Francis has apologised following reports that he used extremely derogatory language towards gay men. A statement from the Vatican said the Pope did not ...

The pope's choice of words in a closed-door meeting with bishops appeared to run counter to his efforts to thaw the relationship with the LGBTQ+ community.

Pope Francis, widely quoted as having used a highly derogatory word to describe the LGBT community, did not intend to use homophobic language and apologises ...

The Pope reportedly used a derogatory term about gay men in a private meeting with bishops - where he is said to have reiterated they should not be allowed ...

Pope Francis 'apologises to those who felt offended by the use of a term reported by others', Vatican spokesman says.

Pope Francis issued an extraordinary apology on Tuesday for using a vulgar gay slur in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops.

Pope Francis' office issued a statement on Tuesday responding to reports that the pontiff had used a homophobic slur in a closed-door meeting with bishops.

The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, tells reporters that Pope Francis is "aware" of the articles about a closed-door conversation ...

We also presented the Pope with a copy of the document Jesuit Schools: A Living Tradition in the 21^st Century, and a special edition of the Educate Magis Global ...

The Pope never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms” during a closed-door discussion among bishops earlier this month, according to a ...

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It was so awful to them that they couldn't even translate what the word means, but censored their own translation of it into merely a “highly offensive slur”?

The meeting with more than 250 bishops took place last week, but reports of what was said only filtered out on Monday.

Pope Francis is apologizing for a slur he used while referring to gay men during a meeting with Italian bishops earlier this month.

The Biden campaign has launched a summer drive to shore up support from Black voters. Pope Francis has issued an apology for using a slur to refer to gay ...

The pope is not homophobic and never was,” the vice president of the Italian bishops' conference said.

Pope Francis has apologized after it was reported that he used a homophobic slur when discussing gay men entering the seminary.

Pope Francis is apologizing for a slur he used while referring to gay men during a meeting with Italian bishops earlier this month.

The Pope underscored the Holy Spirit's role in creation and as a protagonist in the story of salvation by pointing to the Psalms and the New Testament.