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Portland Archdiocese Describes Gender Affirming Care as “Totalitarian” in New Policy

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The Archdiocese of Portland has become the latest U.S. diocese to issue a trans-negative policy on gender issues, which describes gender affirming care as a "totalitarian program that only causes more suffering and lasting damage." Read More

Catholics Denied Communion in Denver for Supporting Fired Lesbian Church Worker

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Four women have claimed they were denied Communion for wearing rainbow masks in support of a lesbian church worker recently fired in the Archdiocese of Denver. Read More

Fired Gay Church Worker Writes on Turning the Other Cheek in a Synodal Church

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Turning the other cheek meant letting go and finding solace in my powerlessness. In this way, Jesus’ liberating hand frees me from my instinct to fight back, to flee to false securities, or to freeze in negative feelings. Read More

Diocese Promotes Valentine’s Day Blessings with Photo of Queer Couple Kissing

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A German diocese has promoted blessings for couples, including same-gender ones, even posting a photo of two men kissing with the words "Love is everything."  Read More

Top Bishop Reiterates Need to End Anti-LGBTQ+ Criminalization in Guyana

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Pope Francis’ recent call to end the criminalization of LGBTQ+ people has been echoed by Guyana’s most senior cleric. Read More

Fired Lesbian Church Worker Says Archdiocese “Weaponized” Her Faith Against Her

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A Colorado elementary school teacher fired by the Archdiocese of Denver for being in a same-gender relationship has said that she feels the church “weaponized” her faith against her. Read More

Cardinal McElroy Calls Anti-LGBTQ+ Spirit a “Demonic Mystery” in Call for Inclusion

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The church needs to embark on a journey of radical inclusion, wrote a top U.S. church leader in a new essay that suggests the "profound and visceral animus" towards LGBTQ+ people in the church is a "demonic mystery of the human soul." Read More

U.S. Cardinal Calls for Removal of “Intrinsically Disordered” from Catechism

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A U.S. cardinal has called for the language of "intrinsically disordered" to be removed from the catechism, following the publication of an article in which he sought a better, wider welcome for LGBTQ+ people in the church. Read More

We Are Called to Joyfully—And Inclusively—Perfect the Law

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Let us rejoice in the movement of the Holy Spirit through Pope Francis, but let’s also remember that it is the Holy Spirit — not the pope or any other leader— who is moving this Church and the entire world in a more loving, inclusive, and welcoming direction for LGBTQ people. Read More

Indian Sisters Launch Ministry with Transgender Community

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A congregation of nuns in India has worked to create a trusting bond with the local transgender community, which lacks opportunities due to social marginalization. Read More