Catholics in Virginia, Ohio Leading Drives to Ban LGBTQ+ Books in Public Libraries

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In at least three places in the United States, conservative Catholics are involved in campaigns to remove books with LGBTQ+ characters from public libraries. Read More

Catholic Parents Sue for Right to Mistreat Transgender Child Based on Religious Belief

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Once again, Catholics are central in U.S. court cases which could be detrimental to LGBTQ+ people and their rights. Two parents have appealed to the country's Supreme Court to defend what they claim is a right to misgender their transgender child. Read More

“Fiducia Supplicans” Is Beginning, Not End of Church Dialogue, Say Theologians

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Today's post features insights from theologians collected over the preceding weeks about "Fiducia Supplicans." Read More

Korean Priest Blesses LGBTQ+ Couple, While More Bishops Issue Condemnations

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More than two months after Fiducia Supplicans was released, the debate over blessings persists—in some cases, pastoral workers are taking it to heart and offering blessings. In other cases, bishops are continuing their resistance. Today's post includes those news stories and other commentaries on the topic. Read More

Many Agree “Fiducia Supplicans” Is an Evangelizing Text—But to What End?

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How will the implementation of Fiducia Supplicans, the Vatican declaration allowing priests to bless same-gender couples, shape new contours to pastoral care? Many commentators agree that the document has an evangelical aim, however, their views about the evangelizing methods point in two different directions. Read More

Blessings Opposition Due to “Enduring Animus” Against LGBTQ+ People, Says Cardinal McElroy

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A top U.S. cardinal has said opposition to Fiducia Supplicans, the Vatican declaration allowing blessings for... Read More

What Are Your Covenants (Under God’s Rainbow) This Lent

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When you see a rainbow, what does it mean to you? How about a rainbow flag, banner, or even a pin on a government building, a home, or on another’s personal belongings? Read More

Maltese Catholics Gift Pope Francis Book of LGBTQ+ Testimonies; And More News

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Today's post includes story about a Maltese Catholic LGBTQ+ group's new book, Greek bishops' opposition to marriage equality, and a gathering of transgender-negative bishops in Prague. Read More

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

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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

Mary, Mother of God, Is “Gender-Bending, Queer Prophetess,” Writes Catholic Scholar

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Mary, the mother of God, is a "gender-bending, queer prophetess who defied the gender conventions of her time," writes one LGBTQ+ Catholic in an essay examining how Mary helped the author experience queer joy. Read More