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February 26, 2016

Italian Senate passes civil unions bill

People gather to demonstrate in favor of the law on civil unions in Florence, Italy, Jan. 23. After months of public debate and protests, the Italian Senate passed a bill that grants legal recognition to nonmarried heterosexual and homosexual couples.

ROME - After months of public debate and protests, the Italian Senate passed a controversial bill that grants legal recognition to non-married heterosexual and homosexual couples.

Published in International
February 1, 2016

Italy: 'Family Day' rally draws hundreds of thousands

The dome of St. Peter's Basilica is seen in the distance as people attend the Family Day rally at the Circus Maximus in Rome Jan. 30. The rally was held to oppose a bill in the Italian Senate that would allow civil unions for homosexual and heterosexual couples.

ROME - Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Rome's Circus Maximus to protest against a proposed bill that would grant legal recognition to nonmarried heterosexual and homosexual couples and give them the right to adopt children.

Published in International
June 15, 2015

Children need heterosexual parents, says Pope after gay pride march

A young girl smiles as she embraces Pope Francis during an audience for families participating in the pastoral conference of the Diocese of Rome in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican June 14.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis stressed the importance of children having heterosexual parents June 14, just a day after Rome’s gay pride march demonstrated the changing attitudes about same-sex couples outside the Vatican walls.

Published in International