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Georgetown U. Students Oppose Conference Named After LGBTQ-Negative Bishop

February 9, 2021/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, Higher Education, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth /by Angela Howard-McParland

More than 600 members of the Georgetown University community, including over 30 student organizations, signed a petition asking the University to take action regarding its annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life, in part because of the event namesake’s anti-LGBTQ record. Read More

Reversing His Position, Bishop Now Supports Criminalization Law

February 8, 2021/3 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights /by Madeline Foley

The bishop of Diocese of Roseau in the Caribbean has expressed his support for the continued criminalization of homosexuality in the island nation of Dominica, in an apparent reversal of his previous opposition to such a measure. Read More

Gay Jesuit Priest: “We dream of a church that will accept us.”

February 6, 2021/4 Comments/in LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Personal Stories /by Brian Kaufman

An openly gay Jesuit priest has written about his spiritual journey as he wrestled with the harmonization of his religious vocation and sexual identity. Read More

Brazilian Priest Posts Message of Acceptance in Instagram Photo with Transgender Women

February 5, 2021/0 Comments/in Arts, Books & Culture, Gender Identity, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights /by Mac Svolos

A Brazilian priest has used Instagram to share photos of himself with transgender women along with a message of acceptance. Read More

Gay Couple Shares Positive Impact a Call from Pope Francis Had on Their Family’s Life

February 4, 2021/2 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Schools & Youth /by Brian Kaufman

A gay Catholic couple in Italy, who had a 2015 phone conversation with Pope Francis about their concerns over the church welcoming their children, have spoken out now about the pope’s affirming message to them in that call. Read More

In Not Supporting LGBTQ Marriages, the Church Preaches a Hospitality It Does Not Practice

February 3, 2021/2 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Theology & Church Teaching /by Cristina Traina

Until the Church recognizes justice-seeking, loving, generous couples of all kinds with the sacrament that acknowledges the grace they manifest, the Church will be preaching a hospitality that it does not practice. Read More

Catholic Schools Are Called to Form a Culture of LGBTQ Participation

February 2, 2021/0 Comments/in Employment Issues, Higher Education, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Guest Contributor

Catholic leaders need to move beyond using doctrine as a cover for bigotry and imagine new ways that our tradition might inspire schools to treat LGBTQ members with dignity. The principle of “participation” from Catholic social teaching can be particularly helpful, and Catholic Schools Week provides an appropriate time to reflect on it. Read More