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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

On Transgender Day of Remembrance: Why Our Church Needs to Do More

As we honor the lives we remember today, I believe we are all called to examine whether our Church's witness, in practice, clears pathways for Christ's love to spread or puts up obstacles. Read More

Ban on Gender-Affirming Care Compromises U.S. Bishops’ Authority

The bishops' argument reduces a person’s health and flourishing to physiological function, ignoring the deep connections between mental, physical, and spiritual well-being, Read More

Interim Report of Vatican Synod Study Group Holds Promise for a New LGBTQ+ Discourse

The document is the interim report of the Synod's study group charged with exploring “theological criteria and synodal methodologies for shared discernment on controversial doctrinal, pastoral, and ethical concerns,” including the pastoral treatment of LGBTQ+ Catholics. Read More

Nonbinary Representative Speaks Out at Vatican Jubilee Event

"It shouldn't be forgotten that many people were present who were genuinely interested in progress and dialogue." Read More

Noticing Hope Amid the Terror

Jesus continues his torrent of terrifying promises that we hear in the lectionary readings at this time of year, but he also gives reason for hope amid the terror. Read More

DignityUSA Played an Active Part at Vatican Event

"It is not I who welcome you, it is the church.” Read More

Parents Withdraw Students from Catholic School for Anti-LGBTQ+ Decision

Citing the school’s exclusion as incompatible with their core values, many of these families are switching their enrollment to other area Catholic schools that are more inclusive of LGBTQ+ families. Read More

New Ways Ministry Criticizes U.S. Bishops on Anti-Trans Health Policies

New Ways Ministry's response to the U.S. bishops' conference's adoption of a new set of guidelines for Catholic hospitals forbidding the institutions to provide gender-affirming medical care to transgender people: Read More

Italian Bishops’ Synodal Report Emphasizes LGBTQ+ Ministry

“Morality is not static; it must take shape from the situation, from the progress of knowledge, and above all from the faces and conditions of people." Read More