Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

Invited by Popes Leo and Francis, 1,200 LGBT Catholics Cross St. Peter’s Holy Door

A milestone once unimaginable: LGBT Catholics process through the Holy Door with papal blessing.

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Christopher Hale
Sep 06, 2025
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A member of the LGBTQ community wearing a T-shirt bearing Pope Francis' image in Rome on September 6, 2025.

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LGBT Catholics are in Rome this week to do something that would’ve seemed impossible a decade ago: pass through St. Peter’s Holy Door together during the Jubilee Year.

The invitation didn’t come from activists.

Pope Francis green-lit the pilgrimage by ensuring it appeared on the official Jubilee calendar; Pope Leo has followed by signaling welcome — meet…

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