Book of a lifetime: Blessings by Mary Craig. From The Independent archive: Peter Stanford on why he keeps returning to this remarkable memoir of suffering and faith . Saturday 24 June 2023 09:30 BST.

The text of the blessing is posted online and is being published as a booklet addendum to the Book of Blessings/Bendicional," a U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops May 8 press release stated.

Vatican City • In an unprecedented opening by the Catholic Church toward welcoming LGBTQ people, the Vatican’s Dicastery of the Doctrine of the Faith approved the blessing of same-sex couples ...

FILE - Same-sex couples take part in a public blessing ceremony in front of the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, on Sept. 20, 2023. Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to ...