Gay Football Player Michael Sam Proposes Marriage Atop Vatican

Michael Sam, the first professional football player to come out as gay, proposed to his fiancee in the Vatican last week just as Pope Francis made his harshest comments as pope to date against same-sex marriage. Read More

Jesuit Students Honor UCA Martyrs with Transgender Education and Justice

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, when people worldwide will remember those transgender people who died this... Read More

Catholics: Go Purple Today for #SpiritDay in Support of LGBT Youth!

Today, millions will ‘go purple’ to support LGBT youth and take a stand against all-too-prevalent bullying based on sexual... Read More

SYNOD: Catholics, Media Respond to Bishops' Report Calling it "Revolutionary" & a "Pastoral Earthquake"

Revolutionary earthquake or unofficial report? This question about the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops’ relatio post disceptationem, or... Read More

Why Do LGBT People Feel the Catholic Church Hates Them?

Yesterday, May 17th, was the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.  In Italy, at least... Read More

If You Can Teach, You Can Teach

Is the University of Notre Dame’s approach to inclusion instructive for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati... Read More

CAMPUS CHRONICLES: University of Notre Dame Athletics Closer to Full LGBT Acceptance

College athletics are rapidly opening to gay athletes, and Catholic schools have played their part... Read More

Catholics Condemn Uganda's Anti-Gay Law As Discrimination Intensifies

Less than a day after Uganda criminalized homosexuality, a newspaper has already published the names... Read More

Catholics Tweet Their Support for Mike Sam

Michael Sam’s decision to come out as a gay man, just as he is potentially... Read More

Magazine Responds to Critics about Pope Francis as Person of the Year

The Advocate announced Pope Francis as its “Person of the Year” last week, prompting celebration... Read More