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Fr. James Martin: To Stop Hate, Faith Communities Need To Get Their Own Houses In Order

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Fr. James Martin, S.J. recently testified before a U.S. congressional committee on the role religious acts can play in combatting hate crimes, and suggested, "the most effective thing they can do is to get their own houses of worship in order." Read More

Reviewers Highlight Lessons for Catholics in New Conversion Therapy Film, “Boy Erased”

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"Boy Erased" about a teen's experience with ex-gay conversion therapy is "one of the most important films you will see this year," wrote one reviewer who was not the only person reflecting on the film's connections to Catholic theology. Read More

Papal Advisor Calls for Church to Welcome LGBT Christians First as Baptized Christians

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LGBT Christians must be welcomed fully into the church, said an Italian bishop, because what matters first is their identity as Christians who are wholly part of the baptized faithful. Read More

Neo-Nazi Poster Targeting LGBT People Linked to Catholic Priest

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[Editor’s Note: Today’s post includes an anti-gay slur that may be difficult for some readers.]... Read More

Church Officials in Cameroon Say Bishop Murdered by Gay Priests

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A church official in Cameroon claimed another bishop who died did not die by suicide... Read More

Bishop Calls Being Gay a “Gift from God,” Seeks to Save LGBT Lives

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Homosexuality is a “gift from God” according to one bishop in Brazil, who said his... Read More

Hong Kong Bishop Misses Mark in Apology to Lesbian and Gay People

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Hong Kong’s new bishop has apologized for gay-negative remarks he made two years ago, but... Read More

Catholics Will Participate in Ecumenical LGBT Gathering This Fall

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Leaders of the Catholic LGBT movement will join with other Christians this fall for an... Read More

In Community, We are Nourished for the Journey

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One of my highlights at New Ways Ministry’s Symposium last month was encountering blog readers,... Read More

Former Vice President Joe Biden Calls for Greater Global LGBT Solidarity

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Marking yesterday’s International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, former Vice President Joe Biden called... Read More