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A Courageous and Compassionate Cardinal Retires

The future of LGBTQ+ ministry in the Catholic Church has been made easier by the courageous and compassionate statements and actions of people like Cardinal Oswald Gracias. Read More

Catholics in India Hold First Conference on LGBTQ+ Ministry

India's very first Catholic conference on LGBTQ+ inclusion took place this fall in the city of Pune. Read More

Kerala Bishops Repeat Criticism of Award-Winning Indian LGBTQ+ Movie

In India, the Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC) has reaffirmed its opposition to same-gender relationships after a film the Council previously criticized won a major award. Read More

North African Bishops Break from Peers, Affirm LGBTQ+ Blessings; And More News

Bishops in North Africa have endorsed "Fiducia Supplicans," the Vatican declaration on blessings, breaking from a African bishops' wider statement rejecting the declaration in harsh terms. Today's post features this story and other development in the debate over blessings same-gender couples and others in "irregular" situations. Read More

French Archbishop Will Bless Same-Gender Couples; More Positive Responses

Today's post highlights positive responses from around the world to the Vatican's declaration allowing blessings for same-gender couples. Read More

Kerala’s Bishops Warn Pro-Gay Film Will Lead to “Chaos in Society”

Catholic bishops in a southern state of India are protesting what they claim is the promotion of homosexuality after a new film was released that advocates for LGBTQ+ rights. Read More

Catholic Leaders in India Hail Supreme Court’s Anti-Marriage Equality Ruling

Several Catholic leaders in India have hailed a judicial ruling that the nation's Parliament, not its courts, must decide whether to legalize marriage equality. Read More

A Bright Cloud: A Transfiguration Story from India

Jesus’ transfiguration in the Gospel suggests prodigious potential for change and renewal, much like the kinnar journey - a process of shedding classical expectations of male and female, to embrace an infinitely higher understanding of self. Read More

Catholic Officials in India Back Government’s Opposition to Marriage Equality Legalization

Some Catholic officials in India have affirmed the government's opposition to marriage equality coming from the nation's courts, diverging from several Indiana church leaders' more position stance in recent years. Read More

Catholic Nun’s Accompaniment of Transgender Community Began with a Bus Ride

A Catholic nun in India has a dignified vision for the transgender community that all started on a bus. Read More