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Is the Vatican sponsoring an ‘LGBT Jubilee’?

Did Pope Francis approve a pilgrimage causing controversy?

Edgar Beltrán
Dec 09, 2024
∙ Paid

As the pope celebrated the creation of 21 new cardinals this weekend, and Notre Dame Cathedral was rededicated in Paris, some corners of the Catholic internet lit up with a different emerging story: Reports that Pope Francis had arranged or approved a 2025 Jubilee Year pilgrimage for LGBT people.

person holding Free Hugs signage
Credit: Unsplash.

While many claimed that an upcoming pilgr…

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