The Catholic Church’s approval of blessings for couples in same-sex relationships “will remain” under Pope Leo XIV, the head of the Vatican’s doctrine office told an Italian reporter in a brief interview. Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández made the statement in response to a question from a journalist for Il Messaggero. Fernández’s remarks are the clearest indication to date of a likely continuation of Pope Francis’ gay-blessings declaration, Fiducia supplicans. However, the impromptu interview falls short of an official statement from the Vatican or Pope Leo.