Pope Says Most Catholics Will “Gradually” Accept LGBTQ+ Blessings; And More News

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As the debate over Fiducia Supplicans continues unabated in 2024, so, too, seem to be Pope Francis' interventions about the declaration, which allows blessings for same-gender couples. Today's post features news about the pope's remarks and other developments. Read More

LGBTQ+ Advocates Forge Ahead in Seeking Inclusion from Synodal Process

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The countdown to the Synod on Synodality's final global assembly in October 2024 has begun, and there are many questions both about what may change by year's end and if anything has changed already. An article in U.S. Catholic provided some analysis about the Synod and change as it relates to issues of church reform. Read More

Catholic Schools Week: One LGBTQ+ Campus Minister’s Journey to Affirming Work

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I can’t repair injustice in the Church alone, but I can choose to work in places that are more affirming, and depart from the most hostile spaces. Read More

Disrupting the “In Group”

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In their view, to be “chosen” means there must be some people who are left out. Full acceptance without discrimination seems to threaten their own inclusion. Read More

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

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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

After Criticism, Priest Defends Nativity Scene Depicting Jesus with Two Mothers

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An Italian priest has defended a Nativity scene depicting Jesus with two mothers after receiving criticism from right wing activists in the country, saying the scene was meant as a gesture of welcome. Read More

Fr. James Keenan: Church Needs a Theology Where Sexuality Is a Gift, Not Curse

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“The tradition on sexual ethics led us not to greatness but to negativity and minutiae,“ writes Fr. James Keenan, S.J. a leading Catholic ethicist. In National Catholic Reporter, Keenan traces the historical development of Catholic sexual ethics, showing how it has become increasingly restrictive and negative over time—an analysis with clear implications for LGBTQ+ issues. Read More

Sacred Heart U. Breaks Ground Hiring New Manager of LGBTQ+ Affairs

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A Catholic university in Connecticut joins a small but growing number of church-affiliated institutions who are establishing more resources, like student centers and staff, to support LGBTQ+ students. Read More

Fr. James Alison: LGBTQ+ Blessings Will Expand Inclusion While Preserving Unity

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“The Church is for sinners.” With this statement, gay priest and theologian James Alison summarizes the underlying message of Fiducia Supplicans and explains the document’s significance will “open a way forward that will allow LGBT Catholics to be listened to on their own terms while maintaining the unity of the Church.” Read More

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

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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