German Bishops Approve Employment Law Reforms to Protect LGBTQ+ Church Workers

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The German bishops have reformed church employment policies to recommend that church workers in same-gender relationships or who are divorced and remarried should not lose their jobs because of personal situations. Read More

Germany’s Franciscan Friars Elect Openly Gay Brother as New Provincial Leader

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Germany's male Franciscans have elected an openly gay brother as their new leader, who becomes one of the most high-profile out LGBTQ+ church leader to date. Read More

Contemporary Social Issues Impact Sainthood Causes, Including Fr. Mychal Judge

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A recent article in U.S. Catholic examined how sainthood—and the causes for canonization specifically—are impacted by contemporary issues, citing Fr. Mychal Judge's causes as one example. Read More

Remembering Father Mychal Judge on 9/11 Weekend

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Tomorrow is the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States.  As such, it is also the 21st anniversary of the death of Fr. Mychal Judge, OFM, a gay priest who was the chaplain to the New York City Fire Department.  Read More

DignityUSA’s 25th National Gathering Focuses on a “Church Transfigured”

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DignityUSA held its 25th national gathering this past weekend, which focused on the organization's vision for a church transfigured and included an award for gay theologian Fr. Bryan Massingale. Read More

Reginald Adams, A Gay Black Catholic Killed in Hate Crime, Remembered by Journalist

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In 1973, Reginald Adams, a gay Catholic, was among the 32 people who died in a fire caused by arson at the Up Stairs Lounge, a gay bar in New Orleans. It was the worst mass killing of LGBTQ people in twentieth-century U.S. history.  Read More

How Can I Stay? Finding Manna in the Desert of Exclusion

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How could I stay in an institution that made God’s love so small, so exclusive? Read More

77% of U.S. Catholics Support Communion for LGBTQ+ People, Reports New Survey

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A new survey shows that most lay Catholics in the U.S. disagree with conservative bishops on disputed issues, including abortion rights, politicians receiving Communion, and the inclusion of LGBTQ+ people. Read More

New Ways Ministry Issues Synod Report on LGBTQ Catholics and Allies

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Yesterday, New Ways Ministry released its report on what LGBTQ people and allies are saying during the synodal process. The report is now available to read and share widely. Read More

Gay Jesuit Priest Calls for Church to Recognize LGBTQ+ Saints

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Fr. Jim McDermott, an openly gay Jesuit priest and pop culture writer, has penned an essay in America arguing for the importance of canonizing of LGBRQ+ saints.  Read More