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Catholic Parish Hosts Premiere of Film About Fired Gay Teacher

"This piece is not about pointing fingers,.It's about sharing the emotional struggle that somebody goes through. . ." Read More

Fired Gay Church Employee Writes Off-Broadway Play About His Story

A longtime pastoral musician and educator fired for marrying his same-gender partner wrote a one-person play based on his experience that was recently produced Off-Broadway. Read More

The Journey to Inclusion Is a Journey to the Dream God Has for Us

The Good News is that it is Christ’s reign, not ours. We are called to share in the divine work of communion and the divine struggle of inclusion, but we are not the architects of it: God is. Read More

What Would a Eucharistic Revival Actually Be for LGBTQ+ Catholics and Allies?

But what if the bishops are off-target? What if the issue is not about an erroneous understanding of the Real Presence but about church leaders' actions to exclude LGBTQ+ people? Read More

U.S. Bishops’ Synod Report Acknowledges LGBTQ+ Tensions, But Offers No Proposals

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has released its next national synthesis for the Synod on Synodality, and the document notes the passionate tensions among U.S. Catholics, including disagreements over LGBTQ+ issues. Read More

The Samaritan Woman, LGBTQ+ People, and the Synod

Was Radcliffe using coded language to describe LGBTQ+ experience? I don’t think so. I think that if he wanted to make a point about LGBTQ+ people, he would have done so much more plainly. Read More

Catholic Summer Camp in Italy Closes After Firing Gay Teacher; And More News

Today's post includes news about a controversy at an Italian summer camp, new comments by former Irish president Mary McAleese, and more.  Read More

After 26 Year Fast, Gay Abuse Survivor Told by Pope Francis to “Take Communion”

Pope Francis has told a gay survivor of clergy sexual abuse to "take Communion" after the survivor had refrained from doing so for 26 years, in part because of his sexual orientation. Read More

77% of U.S. Catholics Support Communion for LGBTQ+ People, Reports New Survey

A new survey shows that most lay Catholics in the U.S. disagree with conservative bishops on disputed issues, including abortion rights, politicians receiving Communion, and the inclusion of LGBTQ+ people. Read More

Eucharistic Coherence…But For Whom?

A proposed document on eucharistic coherence--and the spirit behind it--being debated by the U.S. bishops today could create new problems for LGBTQ Catholics. Read More