On World AIDS Day, The Story of a Gay Catholic Couple’s Ministry to the Disease’s Victims

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As we commemorate World AIDS Day today, we remember those who have lost their lives and honor all who courageously and lovingly open their arms to the suffering. Since the height of the AIDS epidemic in the 1990s, a gay couple in upstate New York have opened their home to people with the disease. Read More

New Book Highlights South African Parish’s Work with LGBTQ Refugees

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A new book chronicling LGBTQ refugees in South Africa aims to bring a positive light to the influences religion can have for the queer community. Read More

Dutch Catholics Issue Letter Supporting Polish LGBTQ Activists Facing Criminal Trial

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As three Polish LGBTQ rights activists await trial, prominent Dutch priests, women religious, and lay leaders signed a letter to the public prosecutor calling the charges against the defendants “incomprehensible” and “downright shocking.” Read More

New Book Review and Podcast Highlight Complex Intersection of Catholic and LGBTQ

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Today's post features two items about how LGBTQ issues, Catholicism, and the arts intersect, including a new review of James Baldwin. Read More

New TV Show Celebrates Queer Love in the Context of a Catholic High School

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A new television limited series celebrates queer love and promotes acceptance in the LGBTQ community, all within the setting of a Catholic school. Read More

Actress Sharon Stone Tells Vatican Curia: “Listen to Your Pope and Respect Him”

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U.S. actress Sharon Stone has urged Vatican officials to “listen to your pope and respect him” when it comes to LGBTQ issues. She made the comments earlier this year during the international film festival in Cannes, France. Read More

Brooklyn Diocese Fires Gay Church Worker Described By Supporter As “Love Incarnate”

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A New York diocese has fired a church worker over his same-gender marriage, a church worker who one supporter described as "love incarnate." Read More

Boston College Opens New Exhibit Exploring History of LGBTQ Catholics

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Boston College has opened a new exhibit exploring the history of LGBTQ Catholics, and it hopes to tell a different story than the common narrative of antagonism between the church and the queer community. Read More

The Question Is Not “Was Cardinal John Henry Newman Gay?” But “Was He Straight?”

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To find an answer to the question “Was Cardinal Newman gay?” I think may best be answered by rephrasing the question to "Was Cardinal Newman straight?" Read More

Exhibit Profiles Lesbian Couple Who Left Religious Life But Not the Struggle for Justice

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A recent Dublin exhibition on Ireland’s LGBTQ diaspora is featuring the story of Bridget Coll and Chris Morrissey who were Catholic nuns, partnered lesbians, and political trailblazers of the 20th century. Read More