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May 12, 2016

Italy's civil unions bill a defeat for family, democracy, bishop says

Demonstrators take part in a protest for gay rights in late February outside Italy's Milan Cathedral. The Italian government's approval of a controversial bill that grants legal recognition to non-married heterosexual and homosexual couples is a defeat for democracy and family life, an Italian bishop said.

ROME – The Italian government's approval of a controversial bill that grants legal recognition to non-married heterosexual and homosexual couples is a defeat for democracy and family life, an Italian bishop said.

Published in International
September 1, 2015

Pope’s ‘blessing’ to lesbian no change in policy, Vatican says

Francesca Pardi, whose children’s books on gay families have been banned in Italy, said she received a letter from Pope Francis that included a “blessing” of her work and relationship.

A lesbian author whose children’s books on gay families have been banned in Italy said she received a letter from Pope Francis that included a “blessing” of her work and relationship, but the Vatican says it’s being misinterpreted.

Published in Vatican