Italy’s transgender women thank Pope for making them feel “more human”
Torvaianica, Italy/Vatican CityReuters The run-down beach town of Torvaianica is about 35 kilometres south of the Vatican. But for transgender women who live there it had seemed light years away until a rapprochement with the Catholic Church that began during the COVID-19 lockdown and led to an invitation to have lunch with Pope Francis on […]
Pope Francis meets transgender guests of Rome church
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis has met with a fourth group of transgender people who found shelter at a Rome church, the Vatican newspaper reported Thursday. L’Osservatore Romano said the encounter took place Wednesday on the sidelines of Francis’ weekly general audience. The newspaper quoted Sister Genevieve Jeanningros and Rev Andrea Conocchia as saying the Pope’s […]
Pope Francis helps a small trans community financially struggling due to the pandemic
Vatican CityRNS Last week, Pope Francis supported a small transgender community near Rome, some of whose members have been struggling financially due to the coronavirus pandemic. In the small town of Torvaianica, Rev Andrea Conocchia has turned his parish into a haven for about 20 transgender women, most of them from Latin America and between […]