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Pope Francis officially declared support for civil unions for same-sex couples for the first time. The Pope made the groundbreaking remarks in a documentary film that was released on Wednesday. Pope Francis said: "Homosexual people have a right to be in a family. Nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable over it". He went on to say: "What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered". The Pope has suggested in the past that he is not against civil unions, but this is the first time he has directly come out in favor of them. The documentary, "Francesco" was released Wednesday in Rome.
The Pope married two flight attendants in a mid-air wedding on a plane during his trip to Chile on Thursday. Bride Paula Podest and groom Carlos Ciuffardi said "I do" after Francis agreed to conduct the ceremony on the flight from Santiago to Iquique. They had been married in a civil service in 2010 but had been unable to follow up with a church ceremony because of the Feb. 27, 2010, earthquake that rocked Chile. The wedding certificate was drafted and signed on an airline sheet of paper. Vatican officials stated the episode marked the first time a pontiff ever married a couple on a papal plane.
Pope Francis will reveal his much-anticipated 'Apostolic Exhortation' on Friday on whether divorced couples who remarry can be included in communion and other rituals from which they have traditionally been banned. Gavino Garay reports.
Pope Francis will reveal his much-anticipated 'Apostolic Exhortation' on Friday on whether divorced couples who remarry can be included in communion and other rituals from which they have traditionally been banned. Gavino Garay reports.
Pope Francis opens homily, quoting Jesus and asking "Do you love me?" The congregation of priests replies "Yes," prompting him to say "Well, thank you very much". Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at the Vatican to meet Pope Francis, who on Saturday said he was suffering from bronchitis. IMAGES
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