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‘Wicked’s’ Gay Catholic Author Continues Explaining His Journey of Faith and Identity

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“You need to feel like you're both a part of a community and that your independence and your individuality is just as valued as your community membership." Read More

On Elphaba and Growing Up a Gay Catholic: ‘Wicked’s’ Author Reflects

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Is "Wicked" about being gay, is it about being Christian in any way? The author answers these questions by telling the story of his life as a gay Catholic. Read More

Awaiting a Faith Community That Welcomes

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I don’t know if I will ever fully understand what it feels like to be othered and separated the way that my godfather was, or the way many LGBTQ+ Catholics feel. However, I can empathize. Read More

New Book Presents the Beauty and Wounds of Fr. William McNichol’s Life and Art

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In the new book "All My Eyes See: The Artistic Vocation of Fr. William Hart McNichols," Fr. Bill and theologian Christopher Pramuk explore together McNichols’ biography as an artist, a priest, and a gay man, probing some of the wounds that flower forth in his art. Read More

Pope Emphasizes Creative Pastoral Accompaniment Instead of a Focus on Sexual Activity

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It has become Pope Francis' custom to meet with the Jesuit community in areas to which he travels, and most often, these conversations are later published. The latest transcript from his trip to Portugal for World Youth Day was just published, and includes comments on LGBTQ+ people. Read More

U.S. Priests Group Defends Gay Clergy, Seeks Dialogue with Bishops

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A reform-oriented priests' group approved a statement of support for gay clergy at its assembly earlier this year, and ask the U.S. bishops to do likewise for such men. Read More

Review: New Book Tells of Gay Man’s Journey Towards Priesthood and Beyond

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William Glenn’s "I Came Here Seeking a Person: A Vital Story of Grace; One Gay Man’s Spiritual Journey" is both timely and invaluable for its long perspective, covering a period of time from before Stonewall to today. Read More

A Synodal Church Must Abandon Colonizing Ideas of Gender and Sexuality, Writes Gay Catholic

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So many of the conversations about and hopes for the Synod on Synodality's global assembly in Rome this October have focused on what will be gained as the Catholic Church becomes more of a synodal institution. But one gay Catholic points out that if the church wants to move towards Pope Francis’ synodal vision, it will have to also let go of some longheld ideas. Read More

Two LGBTQ+ Catholics Face Each Other in Election for San Francisco Political Office

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Two queer Catholics are vying for the same district seat to serve on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The historic political body, which was home to Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to serve in a political office in the United States, will soon be the workplace of an LGBTQ Catholic, according to the Bay Area Reporter. Read More

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

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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