Swiss Bishops Avoid ‘Rigid Set of Rules’ for Pastoral Workers’ Lifestyles
The document touches on the status of lay pastoral workers who are in same-gender relationships, divorced and remarried, or otherwise in “complex life situations.”
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Prominent Lesbian TV News Anchor Returns to Catholicism
Especially on the issue of immigration, “the pope and the actions of the Church and the bishops honestly matter.”
Germany Updates: On-the-Ground Blessings; the Vatican Curia and Denials of Disobedience
“We do not stand for an abstract truth, but for a faith that must be evident and reflected in everyday life.”
EU Bishops Critique Court Ruling Expanding Same-Gender Marriage Rights
The bishops’ criticism is a legal and political one, and it does not touch on the morality of same-gender marriage.
U.S. Bishops Anti-Trans Hospital Rules Will Have Outsized Effect in Oregon
The healthcare system in Oregon, a state where the percentage of Catholic hospitals is higher than that of actual Catholics, is assessing how to handle the new “Ethical and Religious Directives” published in November.
Brazil’s Bishops’ Conference Appoints Liaison to Catholic LGBTQ+ Groups
Thed bishop’s role will function “as a hand to give us support and to make us closer to CNBB and individual bishops,” said a Catholic LGBTQ+ leader.
Catholic and Christian Organizations Can Support LGBTQ+ Immigration
“My initial belief that Christianity was a threat to LGBT rights became more nuanced as I began speaking with queer Christians.”
LGBTQ+ Retreat Focuses on Our Roles in a Synodal Church
Register now for the March 6-8, 2026 retreat led by a leading gay theologian who is an expert on synodality.
Interim Report of Vatican Synod Study Group Holds Promise for a New LGBTQ+ Discourse
The document is the interim report of the Synod’s study group charged with exploring “theological criteria and synodal methodologies for shared discernment on controversial doctrinal, pastoral, and ethical concerns,” including the pastoral treatment of LGBTQ+ Catholics.
Georgetown U. Awards Fellowship to Jesuit Studying LGBTQ+ People’s Relationship With the Church
“There’s something more complicated than just leaving or staying.”