The Best Catholic LGBTQ+ News Events of 2023
As 2023 begins to close, let's remember all the good things that have happened in this miraculous year! Read More
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The Worst Catholic LGBTQ+ News Events of 2023
In a year of ups and downs for Catholic LGBTQ+ people, what were the worst of the downs? Read More
French Archbishop Will Bless Same-Gender Couples; More Positive Responses
Today's post highlights positive responses from around the world to the Vatican's declaration allowing blessings for same-gender couples. Read More
Vote for 2023’s Best and Worst Catholic LGBTQ+ News Events Before Time Runs Out!
REMINDER: The deadline for Bondings 2.0′s readers’ poll to determine the Best and Worst Catholic... Read More
Top Cardinal Responds to Global Bishops’ Swift Criticism of Blessings Declaration
In Pope Francis' nearly-eleven year tenure, perhaps nothing he has done has prompted so many responses in such a short time as approving blessings for same-gender couples. Within a day or two of the Vatican declaration on blessings, titled Fiducia Supplicans, being released, dozens, if not hundreds, of church leaders and other Catholics spoke out—and strongly. Read More
Please Vote: The Best and Worst Catholic LGBTQ+ News of 2023
What were the best and worst events? YOU decide! Read More
Tidings of Great Joy for All People!
“To us a child is born!” Read More
Open to God’s surprising Incarnations
The Fourth Sunday of Advent beckons us to the threshold of Christmas (this year a bit more literally), inviting us to reflect on the intertwining themes of hope, trust, and the fulfillment of God's promises. Read More
The Church Can Bless Queer Couples. But What’s Actually Possible?
Can the official teaching of the Church come to recognize and value the lives and loves of queer Catholics? Why not? Read More
Jesus, The Man of Sorrows, Welcomes Outcasts in Advent, Writes Gay Catholic
With Advent concluding, one gay Catholic has offered a reflection on the way queer Catholics can related to the liturgical season's themes of loneliness, darkness, and waiting—as a path to finding Jesus, the Man of Sorrows. Read More