Vatican

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV lived in St. Louis, Missouri, in the 1970s while studying to become a priest. He was in a parish near what is today the medical campus of St. Louis University

Pope Francis recently called for the decriminalization of homosexuality around the world, saying the Catholic Church should work to put an end to anti-LGBTQ laws. What could that mean for the Catholic Church's relationship with the LGBTQ community?

The Vatican says Catholic priests are not to bless same-sex unions because God "cannot bless sin."

The new Buck O'Neil Bridge design has not been well-received and the Vatican says it will not bless same-sex marriages.