German Archdiocese Confirms Transgender Man Can Teach Religious Studies
A German teacher-in-training who recently came out as transgender has received permission to continue teaching religious studies.
Entries by Angela Howard-McParland
Campus Priest Withdraws from Student Housing Post After LGBTQ-Negative Comments
A priest at the University of Portland has resigned temporarily from his position as a minister in student housing just hours before a scheduled protest calling for his removal due to LGBTQ-negative comments and social media activity.
Ontario Students Seek End to Anti-2SLGBTQ+ Discrimination in Catholic Schools
Students in Ontario are uniting in action to demand and end to LGBTQ discrimination in Catholic schools by releasing a statement calling for structural reforms in their educational institutions.
Transgender Catholics’ Pains and Joys Highlighted in New Profile
For transgender Catholics, the church is often a source of both deep pain and profound joy, according to an Associated Press profile of several transgender Catholics in the United States.
Fr. James Keenan: ‘Is the Church At All Interested in Listening to Transgender People?’
Twenty-two years ago, Fr. James Keenan, SJ, received a call from a psychotherapist who worked with transgender clients, some of whom were Catholic and asking to talk with a priest.
Asian Church Must Take LGBTQ Issues Seriously in Synodal Process
The local phase of the Synod on Synodality is well underway in dioceses worldwide, and LGBTQ issues are part of those discussions in many places. One columnist is exhorting church leaders in Asia to take such issues seriously, including the question of same-gender unions.
Catholics in Milwaukee and Beyond Criticize Archdiocese for Anti-Transgender Policies
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s recent anti-transgender guidelines are generating criticism within the diocese itself and beyond.
200+ Days Later, Walsh U. Students Still Wait for University Response on LGBTQ Group
It has been more than 200 days of waiting for LGBTQ students and allies at Walsh University as they wait for a response to their proposal for an LGBTQ student group.
New Exhibit on Gay Artist Andy Warhol Focuses on His Relationship to Catholicism
A never-before-seen side of Andy Warhol is on display at a new Brooklyn Museum exhibition.
Italian Legislator Cites Catholic Faith in Decision to Come Out Publicly as Gay
An Italian legislator and former governmental minister came out publicly as gay last month on late-night television, citing his Catholic identity as one of the motivations for affirming his identity.