Pope holds audience for same-sex couple at the Vatican
Alex Capecelatro and his "husband" Brian Stevens meet with Pope Leo. Photo: Alex Capecelatro/Facebook
On November 5, 2025, Pope Leo XIV held a private audience at the Vatican for two men in a same-sex “marriage,” one of whom is the founder of an artificial-intelligence company. The meeting took place during the visit of a delegation led by the Archbishop of Los Angeles. The report comes from UOJ USA.
According to publications, the participants of the audience were AI entrepreneur Alex Capecelatro and his partner Brian D. Stevens. “When Brian told the pope that we are married, we both felt that we were received with warmth and kindness,” wrote Capecelatro, CEO of Josh.ai, on Facebook. He also posted photographs taken during the meeting, which, as noted, was arranged by Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles.
During the conversation, the men mentioned the work of Jesuit James Martin, known for his support of LGBT communities. According to Capecelatro, the pope responded with an approving nod.
It is noted that this episode fits into a broader direction of the pontificate, reflected also in recent personnel decisions. Earlier, the Vatican announced the appointment of a bishop involved in LGBT initiatives as a consultant to the Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that Pope Leo XIV would host a charity luncheon with trans activists.
Read also
Bulgarian Patriarch venerates St Gabriel Urgebadze at Samtavro Monastery
The Primate of the Bulgarian Church venerated the relics of Saint Gabriel at Samtavro Monastery in Georgia.
OCU academy students are taught to handle firearms and UAVs
A spiritual educational institution of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine has begun teaching how to handle firearms.
In Rivne region, exhumation of Volhynian Massacre victims begins
Poland insisted on the exhumation of Poles killed during World War II by UPA fighters.
Prosecutor's Office attempting to seize UOC temple in central Odesa through court, lawyer
The case on the Church of the "Sign" Icon of the Mother of God of the Odesa Eparchy will be considered by the Cassation Commercial Court of Kyiv.
Dumenko takes control of St. Volodymyr's Cathedral in Kyiv
Serhiy Dumenko handed clerics of St. Volodymyr's Cathedral decrees stating that they are now affiliated with the OCU.
Christian population in Syria decreases by 80%, report says
British government analytics records a decline in the number of Christians in Syria from over 2 million to about 500,000 amid war and migration.