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Gay Men’s 50 Years of Partnership Celebrated with Catholic Mass

July 1, 2026/4 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

“Giving thanks that the Church offers blessing to those who seek it in spirit and in truth, we ask, O God of love, that your grace come down upon Julian and Martin as they mark the 50th anniversary of their relationship." Read More

Conservatives, Progressives, LGBTQ+ People, and Jars of Jam

March 2, 2026/1 Comment/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

It's a good sign when two promient church leaders attest to the fact that welcoming LGBTQ+ people to the Catholic Church is not a progressive issue but a gospel issue. Read More

Happy Birthday, Cardinal Radcliffe! And Other News

August 23, 2025/0 Comments/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Personal Stories, Politics & Human Rights, Same-Gender Blessings /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

A round-up of smaller news items about Catholic LGBTQ+ issues. Read More

LGBTQ+ Catholics Were Silenced By the Synod. Now What?

January 15, 2025/4 Comments/in Synod on Synodality /by Sarah Cassidy

During the 2024 assembly of the synod, LGBTQ+ folks had to stay in “silence for the sake of unity.” Read More

Cardinal Radcliffe: Church Can Learn “A Bit of Truth” From LGBTQ+ Catholics

December 19, 2024/0 Comments/in Dignitas Infinita, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching /by Jeromiah Taylor

Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., remarked on what he has learned from his lengthy pastoral career among LGBTQ+ Catholics. Read More

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