LGBTQ Groups Again Denied Admission to Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The Pride Center of Staten Island has once again been denied permission to march in Staten Island’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. Read More
Fr. James Martin Releases New Video on Top 5 Questions About LGBTQ Ministry
Father James Martin, the well-known Jesuit author and advocate for LGBTQ Catholics, has created a YouTube video entitled the "Five Most Common Questions About LGBT Catholic Ministry." Read More
Catholics Pushback Against Bishop Paprocki’s Policy Against Transgender Church Workers, Students
LGBTQ Catholics and allies are responding critically to a new transgender policy set by the Diocese of Springfield’s Bishop Thomas Paprocki. Read More
Jamie Manson: New Diocesan Policy ‘Puts Transgender Folks in Bishops’ Crosshairs’
National Catholic Reporter columnist Jamie Manson has responded to Springfield Bishop Thomas Paprocki's new anti-transgender policy by suggesting the bishops are putting "trans folks in their crosshairs." Read More
Fr. James Martin Addresses Conference of Leaders in Catholic Higher Education
Fr. James Martin, SJ, one of the leading popular voices for LGBT Catholic equality, presented a workshop at the annual conference of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) where he offered suggestion for making campuses welcoming for LGBT students and staff. Read More
Australian Catholics Host First LGBTQ National Symposium in 30 Years
For the first time in 30 years, Catholic organizers across Australia convened a national symposium on LGBTQ+ pastoral care to discuss ways that organizers can better serve LGBTQ+ Catholic communities. Read More
At German Synodal Assembly, Non-Binary Catholic Speaks, While Bishops Seek Change on LGBTQ Teachings
A non-binary Catholic was among participants at the German church's first assembly in its "Synodal Way" process. In addition, two bishops present called for change in the church's teachings on homosexuality. Read More
Jesuit Magazine Publishes Defense of LGBTQ-Inclusive Sexual Education
In an essay published in a leading online Catholic magazine, a queer writer has defended Australia’s LGBTQ-inclusive sex education program. Read More
LGBTQ Advocates Welcome Philadelphia’s New Archbishop as “Breath of Fresh Air”
Philadelphia's new archbishop has given LGBTQ people and allies hope that a new day of greater inclusivity and few culture wars has dawned for them, or at the very least a leader who could not be worse than his predecessor. Read More
Cardinal Cupich and Andy Warhol on the Essence of Church
Where is Christ in this Andy Warhol print? He’s hard to see under the military camouflage. That’s what Cardinal Blase Cupich thought, too, when he saw the print at a recent Chicago exhibit of Warhol’s works. Read More