VATICAN CITY, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Transgender people can be godparents at Roman Catholic baptisms, witnesses at religious weddings and receive baptism themselves, the Vatican's doctrinal office said ...

According to a 2018 survey, 33% of Americans have godparents. The title was originally defined as a religious relationship that started in the second century with infant baptism. In the past ...

The Vatican said Nov. 8 that transgender Catholics can be baptized and serve as godparents at a baptism, and that nothing in church law prevents gay or transgender people from serving as witnesses ...

There were 79,600 baptisms in the UK in 2022, down from 140,000 in 2011. There’s a similar decline in the Catholic Church. I had one godparent I never met, and then she was on TV one day and my ...

The new Vatican document says transgender people, as well as people in same-sex relationships, can be baptismal sponsors (also knowns as godparents) and witnesses at weddings. These questions came ...

Transsexual people can be godparents at Roman Catholic baptisms, witnesses at religious weddings and receive baptism themselves, the Vatican's doctrinal office said on Wednesday, responding to ...

Transgender people can also be godparents at a baptism, although a local priest should exercise “pastoral prudence” and ensure that there is no risk of scandal or “educational disorientation ...

AERIAL VIEW of St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City — ALAN LIU-UNSPLASH VATICAN CITY — Transgender people can be godparents at Roman Catholic baptisms, witnesses at religious weddings and receive ...

VATICAN CITY - Transgender people can be godparents at Roman Catholic baptisms, witnesses at religious weddings and receive baptism themselves, the Vatican’s doctrinal office said on Wednesday ...

ROME — The Vatican released guidance that says transgender people can be baptized, serve as godparents and witness ... A transgender person “may receive baptism under the same conditions ...