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Pope Francis called Monday for a universal ban on what he called the “despicable” practice of surrogate motherhood, as he included the “commercialization” of pregnancy in an annual speech listing threats to global peace and human dignity. In a foreign policy address to ambassadors accredited to the Holy See, Francis …

Pope Francis formally permitted Roman Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples on Monday, in a significant shift in Vatican doctrine. The blessings may be carried out providing they are not part of regular Church rituals or liturgies, nor at the same time as a civil union, according to a Vatican document …

Pope Francis admitted during a Monday speech that priests and nuns watch the “vice of porn,” and said that “the devil enters from there and weakens the soul.” Francis made the comment during a meeting with hundreds of seminarians aspiring to be priests, telling them that they should delete any pornographic content on their …