In this file photo taken on Jan 15, 2016, Christian gay rights campaigners protest in the grounds of Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, southern Britain. (TOBY MELVILLE / REUTERS) LONDON – The Church of England will refuse to allow same-sex couples to get married in its churches under proposals set out on Wednesday in which the […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Senator Chuck Schumer of New York (center left) and other members of congress, signs the H.R. 8404, the Respect For Marriage Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec 8, 2022. (ANDREW HARNIK / AP) WASHINGTON – The US House of Representatives on Thursday […]
Supporters of gay marriage wave the rainbow flag after the US Supreme Court ruled that the US Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry at the court building in Washington on June 26, 2015. (JOSHUA ROBERTS / REUTERS) WASHINGTON – A bill protecting federal recognition of same-sex marriages that has the support of both […]
Thousands march along Market Street during the annual Gay Pride parade in San Francisco, California on June 28, 2015, two days after the US Supreme Court's landmark ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide. (JOSH EDELSON / AFP PHOTO) WASHINGTON – The US Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would protect federal recognition of same-sex marriage, […]
A view of St Peter's Square and Basilica, at the Vatican, on Dec 17, 2021. (ANDREW MEDICHINI / AP) VATICAN CITY – Flemish Roman Catholic bishops on Tuesday issued a document effectively allowing the blessing of same-sex unions, in direct defiance of a ruling against such practices by the Vatican's doctrinal office. The document published […]