Malawi’s Bishops Organize Protests Against Court’s Possible Legalization of Homosexuality

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Catholic leaders in Malawi organized and led an interfaith protest against LGBTQ+ rights as the nation's criminalization laws currently face a court challenge, while bishops in Cote d'Ivoire decried the country's more permissive laws on LGBTQ+ rights. Read More

Catholic Colleges in Minnesota Announce Joint Policy on Nonbinary Student Admissions

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Two gender-segregated Catholic colleges have announced a new joint policy on nonbinary student admissions that recognizes and respects both the institutions' histories and young people's present realities. Read More

Vatican’s Ambassador to Germany Criticized for Anti-LGBTQ+ Homily; And More News

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For Catholic LGBTQ+ issues, there always seems to be news from German-speaking world, where pro-equality faithful have made tremendous inroads and controversies keep arising. Today's post highlights three news stories in recent months revealing that tension. Read More

Sweat the Small Stuff

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These small steps are easy to sneer at as performative or vacuous, and they can be without ongoing learning and change. But more so they are little hints of divine queer futurity, signs of another possible world. Read More

German Catholics Criticize Cardinal’s Decision to Censure Priest Who Blessed Queer Couples

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A leader of Germany's influential lay Catholic organization has criticized the cardinal who censured a priest for conducting a blessing liturgy inclusive of queer couples. Read More

Vatican Veto of LGBTQ-Positive Theologian’s Appointment Raises Serious Concerns

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The Vatican's has intervened to stop a theologian from becoming dean of an Italian seminary apparently over his views on sexuality, which include LGBTQ-positive writings. The debacle has raised concerns about academic freedom in the church and the relationship between the academy and the Roman Curia. Read More

Using Your Pronouns Is Virtue Signaling for God’s Love, Writes Jesuit Brother

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In an essay for "The Jesuit Post," Br. Ken Homan, S.J., answers this question by sharing his own journey of adding pronouns to his online profiles and the ways that it has helped him connect to the LGBTQ+ community. Read More

LGBT+ Group Celebrates 50 Years “From Banishment to a Blessing” By Pope Francis

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A Catholic LGBTQ+ group in England, once sidelined by church officials, celebrated its fiftieth anniversary last month, which include a message of congratulations from Pope Francis. Read More

Pope Francis Emphasizes Radical Inclusion, Calls Trans Women “Daughters of God”

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Pope Francis has made LGBTQ-inclusive remarks in two recent interviews, one released during and one shortly after World Youth Day last week, in which the pope reiterated constantly the church must welcome everyone. Read More

LGBTQ+ Catholics at World Youth Day Mass Undeterred By Right-Wing Protest

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A Mass for LGBTQ+ pilgrims at World Youth Day was temporarily disrupted by right wing protests last week. Despite protestors' claims to the contrary, one of the celebrating priests said "the Mass clearly in line with the Holy Father's message." Read More