Strangers No Longer: Welcoming LGBTQ+ Migrants at the U.S.-Mexico Border

As a Sister of Providence who has ministered at the U.S.-Mexico border since 2019, I’ve been privileged to be part of this welcome, helping asylum seekers find refuge in the U.S., including LGBTQ+ people. Read More

LGBTQ Catholics from Philippines, Mexico, Uganda Speak at Fordham University Event

A Fordham University panel commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising focused on the ongoing challenges faced by LGBTQ+ people around the globe, including in majority Catholic countries. Read More

Amid Increasing Tensions, LGBT Group in Mexico Outs Allegedly Gay Priests

A leading LGBT organization in Mexico publicly named nearly forty Catholic priests and religious as... Read More

Examining Pope Francis’ Apostolic Visit to Mexico Through a Pro-LGBT Lens

Preceding Pope Francis’ visit to the Mexico-U.S. border on Wednesday, an outlet called Borderzine published... Read More

Mexico's Muxe Culture Paves the Way for Catholic Acceptance of Transgender People

Forget all your binary oppositions about gender, sexuality, and religion as you read this post.... Read More

Key Synod Official Endorses Queer Blessings; And More Updates

A top cardinal who plays a central role in the Synod has voiced his support for Fiducia Supplicans, the Vatican declaration allowing blessings for same-gender couples. Today's post features that news and other developments related to blessings. Read More

Catholic Mother of Queer Child Finds Hope in Maryknoll Priest’s Inclusive Work

The Catholic mother of an LGBTQ+ child has written about a missionary priest who has given her hope for a truly inclusive church. Read More

Scapegoating LGBTQ+ People Must End and All Be Welcomed, Says Fr. James Alison

After recognizing at age nine that he was gay, James Alison, a priest and theologian, spent many scholarly years trying to understand why queer people are targets in society. His conclusion: the queer community has become victims of the age-old practice known as "scapegoating." Read More

Pope Francis: “Moral Perfection” Not Required for Blessings; And More News

Pope Francis has opined for the second time this year in defense of Fiducia Supplicans, the Vatican declaration allowing blessings for same-gender couples and others in "irregular" situations. Today's post features that news and other updates on reception of the declaration. Read More

North African Bishops Break from Peers, Affirm LGBTQ+ Blessings; And More News

Bishops in North Africa have endorsed "Fiducia Supplicans," the Vatican declaration on blessings, breaking from a African bishops' wider statement rejecting the declaration in harsh terms. Today's post features this story and other development in the debate over blessings same-gender couples and others in "irregular" situations. Read More