Church’s Failure to Defend Gay Rights Contradicts Gospel, Says German Priest

A German priest has critiqued systemic homophobia in the Catholic Church, doing so the day... Read More

Priest Subjected to Homophobic Attacks Cleared of All Accusations

A Catholic priest who was subjected to homophobic attacks has been cleared of accusations leveled against him by... Read More

Catholic Theological Society Gives Top Honor to Openly Gay Scholar

The most prestigious U.S. Catholic theological organization for the first time has awarded its highest... Read More

Pope Francis’ Call to Apologize Can Begin with Him — Or Us

Headlines celebrated Pope Francis’ recommendation that the church apologize to lesbian and gay people, as... Read More

Catholics React Swiftly and Strongly to Archbishop’s Restrictive Guidelines

Pastoral guidelines excluding LGBT people from church ministries and encouraging same-gender couples and others to refrain... Read More

Massachusetts Bishops Offer Temperate Response to New Transgender Law

Catholic bishops in Massachusetts have offered a tempered, though not perfect, response to newly passed anti-discrimination... Read More

Is Church Teaching a Weapon Used Against LGBT People?

Weeks after both the Orlando massacre and the pope’s call for an apology to lesbian... Read More

One Month After Orlando Massacre, Sr. Jeannine Gramick Decries Silence On Violence

49 people were murdered one month ago today at Pulse, a LGBT nightclub in Orlando,... Read More

San Diego’s Bishop McElroy Backs LGBT Affirming Words with Action

An African proverb says the following, “When you pray, move your feet.” It captures well... Read More

Cardinal Schönborn: “Amoris Laetitia” Evolves Catholic Doctrine on Family Life

A top cardinal who was closely connected to Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the family, Amoris... Read More