First Catholic LGBTQ Youth Summit Succeeds Despite Church Ouster
Despite being kicked off Catholic property at the last minute, the first LGBTQ+ Catholic Youth Summit successfully took place in Minnesota last Saturday. Read More
Vatican Family Official Thanks TV's "Modern Family" for Revealing Reality
/4 Comments/in Arts, Books & Culture, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorA Vatican official praised the television show "Modern Family" for raising interest in the complexities of family life today, saying this ties in well with Pope Francis' initiatives to address pastoral care issues through the synods. Read More
London Cardinal Celebrates Mass with LGBT Catholics
/5 Comments/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorLGBT Catholics Westminster is the official archdiocesan ministry for gender and sexual minorities in London,... Read More
New Book Reveals Bisexual Actress Maria Bello Has Reclaimed Her Catholic Identity
/0 Comments/in Arts, Books & Culture, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorActress Maria Bello's new book on identity raises questions about the labels used for ourselves and others and, in recent interviews, she opens up about reclaiming her identity as a Catholic while remaining proudly LGBT too. Read More
A Plea to Pope Francis: Release LGBT People Imprisoned by the Church
/4 Comments/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor Pope Francis' calls to save migrants' lives and his visits to prisons are well-known; indeed, they have become almost routine two years into his papacy. Yet for all his positive remarks on LGBT issues, sexual and gender diverse persons are one imprisoned group about which Francis remains quiet. Read More
With a Call for Compassion, Jesuit Scholastic Comes Out as Gay
/1 Comment/in LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorBecause we know that so many priests and members of religious communities are gay and... Read More
Priest Blesses Same-Gender Couple's Engagement in Malta; Archbishop Remains Calm
/4 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorA priest in Malta will not be reprimanded for blessing rings at a commitment ceremony between two men. Those involved in this incident are revealing what the intensified mercy called for by Pope Francis earlier this week might look like when it comes to LGBT issues. Read More
The Life and Times of the 'Gayest Catholic Parish' in the U.S.
/0 Comments/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorThe National Catholic Reporter’s Tom Fox greatly helped the burgeoning movement of gay-friendly Catholic parishes... Read More
Catholics Leave Mass Over Bigoted Homily, but Not All Priests Oppose Marriage Equality
/9 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorCatholics in Ireland walked out of Mass recently after a priest made prejudiced and personal attacks during a homily against marriage equality, about which the Irish are set to vote in a referendum later this spring. Read More
Cardinal: Church Must Abandon Harmful Approaches to Lesbian/Gay People
/11 Comments/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorThe Philippines' top prelate decried clergy's harmful treatment of lesbian and gay people in a recent address in London, saying modern science and social attitudes must be accounted for in the church's pastoral efforts. Read More
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