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LGBTQ+ Retreat Focuses on Our Roles in a Synodal Church

Register now for the March 6-8, 2026 retreat led by a leading gay theologian who is an expert on synodality.  Read More

Watch New Ways Ministry’s Webinar on Pope Leo Now

Learn about how Pope Leo's election came about and what it might mean for the church and LGBTQ+ ministry. Read More

What’s Next? Pope Leo XIV and LGBTQ+ Catholics–Recording Now Available!

If you missed the program, you can still benefit from the recording! Read More

Pope Asks for More Synodality. New Ways Ministry Responds With a New Workshop.

New Ways Ministry invites parishes and other Catholic groups to host our new workshop to help build up synodality in an inclusive church! Read More

Pro-LGBTQ+ Theologians, Pastoral Ministers React to New Synod Document

Today's post features reactions from several LGBTQ+ or ally theologians and pastoral workers to the Vatican's latest working document for the Synod on Synodality. Read More

“Fiducia Supplicans” Is Beginning, Not End of Church Dialogue, Say Theologians

Today's post features insights from theologians collected over the preceding weeks about "Fiducia Supplicans." Read More

At Pre-Synod Retreat, Fr. Timothy Radcliffe Encourages Centering Gay People, Others on Margins

The first global assembly for the Synod on Synodality is now underway after yesterday's opening Mass, and already LGBTQ+ issues have gained prominence. Today's post features news and commentaries from the past week, which also included a separate document from Pope Francis expressing openness to blessing same-gender couples. Read More

New Article Examines Role LGBTQ+ Issues Play in Exodus of Catholics from the Church

In a recent article, Don Clemmer explores how understandings of identity, particularly for LGBTQ+ Catholics, play a role in the exodus of people leaving the Catholic Church. Read More

Programs Scheduled For LGBTQ & Ally Participation in Synod on Synodality

With the Synod on Synodality now fully underway, New Ways Ministry is announcing two upcoming programs in early 2022 to help LGBTQ people and allies engage with the synodal process. Read More

The Bodies of Christ (Not a Typo)

Receiving the Bodies of Christ again feels to me like coming home to a warm supper after a long day on the road – it’s not just the food, but the family around the table, who make it the regular, perhaps underappreciated miracle that it is Read More