Gay Jesuit Priest Calls for Church to Recognize LGBTQ+ Saints
Fr. Jim McDermott, an openly gay Jesuit priest and pop culture writer, has penned an essay in America arguing for the importance of canonizing of LGBRQ+ saints.
Andru Zodrow (he/him) is an honors undergraduate Political Science and Theology student at Seattle University, where he is a Sullivan Scholar. He is Editor-in-Chief of his school newspaper The Spectator, where he primarily reports on the Church, social justice movements and campus politics. Andru is active in Seattle U’s campus ministry and ethics bowl team, and enjoys theater in his freetime.
Fr. Jim McDermott, an openly gay Jesuit priest and pop culture writer, has penned an essay in America arguing for the importance of canonizing of LGBRQ+ saints.
A compromise is being reached between an English archdiocese and the staff of a Catholic school after a long standoff that emerged when the archdiocese banned an LGBTQ young adult author from speaking to students and faculty.
When a group of anti-transgender protestors arrived at the front gates of Georgetown University this past semester, students quickly organized an impromptu counter-protest to support trans students
Queer Latinx Catholics are finding new ways to cultivate spiritual joy by placing an emphasis on the Gospels, nurturing personal spirituality, and building supportive relationships.
Sr. Jeannine Gramick has offered a future vision for the Catholic Church where queer couples will partake in sacramental marriage.
Officials at a Catholic school in England have considered firing teachers now striking over the school’s decision to ban a gay author. Elsewhere, the government has begun investigating the school over governance issues.
An Australian Catholic secondary school has committed itself to providing a safe space for LGBTQ students, exemplified in its support for a transgender student in their community.
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