A member of a UK-based gay Catholic group said to be the first to have met the Pope in Rome has recalled his "warmth" and hailed the "radical transformation" in welcoming everyone into the Church.Members of LGBT+ Catholics Westminster shook hands with and had their picture taken with Francis by the Vatican photopaper in an "amazing" surprise encounter in 2019.

A member of a UK-based gay Catholic group said to be the first to have met the Pope in Rome has recalled his "warmth" and hailed the "radical transformation" in welcoming everyone into the Church.Members of LGBT+ Catholics Westminster shook hands with and had their picture taken with Francis by the Vatican photopaper in an "amazing" surprise encounter in 2019.