Bishops Stowe and Wester Join LGBTQ Advocates, Theologians for Pride Video Greeting
Two bishops, along with LGBTQ advocates, theologians, and pastoral ministers have released a series of video greetings for Pride. Read More
New Report Details Global Discrimination Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Lay Catholics
The Global Network of Rainbow Catholics (GNRC) will release a new report on the discrimination faced by gay, lesbian, and bisexual lay Catholics today, one which will be discussed in an upcoming livestream this Sunday. Read More
New Profile of Fr. Bryan Massingale Details His Mission to Seek LGBTQ, Racial Justice
A new profile in The Revealer. an online religion publication, discusses the justice work of Fr. Bryan Massingale, a professor at Fordham University, New York, and one of the foremost Catholic social ethicists. Massingale, who is gay and Black, describes himself as a ‘scholar activist.' He has been compared to a ‘prophet’ for his passionate work in areas of race, sexuality, and gender. Read More
Next Steps: Experiencing the Call to LGBTQ Ministry
To begin our journey to take the next steps toward developing LGBTQ ministry, we are starting with something with which you should be very familiar: you. Read More
Revisiting Vatican’s LGBTQ-Negative Gender Document on First Anniversary of Its Publication
One year ago today, the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education published a document on gender that was roundly criticized by LGBTQ advocates for its negative approach. Today's post on the anniversary features a perspective from the intersection of faith and science. Read More
Tribunal Rules LGBTQ Group’s Discrimination Complaint Against Parish Can Proceed
A Canadian tribunal has ruled that an LGBTQ organization’s human rights complaint against a Catholic parish can proceed. The lawsuit centers on the parish's refusal to rent its community space to the LGBTQ group for a fundraising event. Read More
Praying and Acting Together as One Body Ahead of Virtual Catholic LGBTQ Pride
A week from tomorrow, nearly 300 people from 13 countries will come together for "We, Though Many, Are One Body," a virtual celebration of Catholic LGBTQ Pride. This coming week, pray and act together with Catholics worldwide for a more equal church. Read More
As Pride Commences, LGBTQ Catholic Advocates Demand the Church Say “Black Lives Matter”
Two noted Catholic LGBTQ advocates have written about this moment in history and its connections to white supremacy in the United States. Today's post features excerpts from these authors' words about how Catholics can and should respond to the urgent demand that police and state violence stop killing black people. Read More
Detroit Archdiocese Bans Group Formed to Support Families of LGBTQ Catholics
An auxiliary bishop in Detroit has told a parish group formed to support families of LGBTQ Catholics that they could not meet or hold events on church property, including the local church which had housed them for decades. Read More
Archbishop Zuppi: Church Must See Lesbian/Gay People as God Sees Them
In a new book, an Italian cardinal offered his perspective on Pope Francis’ approach to homosexuality and the Catholic Church. Read More