Leo XIV is from Chicago
Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu is archbishop of Kinshasa
Vatican's tone on LGBTQ+, intersex issues softened under papacy
Seminary candidates cannot be denied because of sexual orientation, must remain celibate
US embassy praises ‘countless individuals who worked tirelessly for equality’
Event not ‘sponsored or organized by’ the Vatican
David Pressman has criticized government's anti-LGBTQ crackdown
