Pope visits Catholic nun who works with LGBTQ community

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis left the Vatican on Wednesday, July 31, afternoon for a short trip to the Roman seaside neighborhood of Ostia, where he met a French Catholic nun known for decades of work with the LGBTQ community.

The visit came a few months after the Vatican apologized for the Pope’s reported use of a vulgar Italian slur about gay people in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops.

In a brief statement, the Vatican said the Pope had met with Sr. Genevieve Jeanningros...