Catholic LGBTQ+ Advocates Express Concern Over Bishops in Kenya and Uganda

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Global Catholic LGBTQ+ advocates have expressed concern about church leaders' actions in two African countries, which are seemingly at odds with Pope Francis' condemnation of laws that criminalize homosexuality. Read More

Germany’s Synodal Way Is a “Source of Hope” for Transgender Catholics, Writes Delegate

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"The final Assembly of the Synodal Way in Germany was an emotional rollercoaster for queer people in attendance, like me, and others watching from home. In the end, it became a source of hope." Read More

Catholic School Community Objects to LGBTQ-Negative Parents’ Outburst at Meeting

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Catholic school teachers, administrators, parents, and students in Ontario, Canada, have strongly objected to a group of anti-LGBTQ+ parents who disrupted a school board meeting because some teachers were using “safe space” stickers to demonstrate welcome for LGBTQ+ students.  Read More

Real Life, In Person, Up Close, In the Flesh

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I can’t help but wonder that a big reason that Pope Francis has been so LGBTQ-friendly is because of his deep friendships with two gay men, Yayo Grassi and Juan Carlos Cruz. Read More

Former Vatican Official Asks Pope Francis to Sanction LGBTQ-Positive German Bishops

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A conservative cardinal has called on Pope Francis to punish German bishops who aim to make the church more inclusive for LGBTQ+ individuals and women. Read More

Pakistani Catholics Defend Pope’s Call to Decriminalize Homosexuality

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In Pakistan, Catholic leaders have responded to criticism of Pope Francis’ statement that “being homosexual isn’t a crime.” Francis’ comment, made in a January interview with The Associated Press, has drawn ire from both the Christian minority and the Muslim majority in society. Read More

Students and Staff Protest Australian Catholic University’s Removal of Pride Flags

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Students and staff at the Australian Catholic University (ACU) are pushing back after the university directed librarians to remove rainbow Pride flags from public display on the institution's campuses. Read More

Irish Catholic Education Association Objects to Transgender Education in Schools

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An organization representing Catholic primary schools in Ireland recently spoke out against teaching students about transgender identities, claiming that it would “add to a growing psychological contagion amongst young and vulnerable children." Read More

Sr. Jeannine Gramick: Church Teaching on LGBTQ+ Issues Will “Inevitably Change”

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Sr. Jeannine Gramick, SL, co-founder of New Ways Ministry, has penned an essay reflecting on Pope Francis’ call for the decriminalization of homosexuality and her vision for the future of the church. Read More

Transgender Healthcare and the Catholic Moral Vision

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Even as the USCCB has chosen to follow a narrow tradition that inconsistently places the good of persons behind the functionality of their body parts, the moral tradition itself continues to offer many more expansive interpretive possibilities. Read More