Posts

Beyond the Numbers: Italy’s Quiet Transformation on Catholic LGBTQ+ Inclusion

"In Italy, the strategy grounded in personal relationships has borne fruit. This approach is rooted in testimony and dialogue rather than disapproval, provocation, constant dissatisfaction, or shouting in the streets." Read More

How Helping Gaza Helps the Catholic LGBTQ+ Movement

"It’s not God’s job to solve conflicts. It’s our task to deepen our faith, not God’s task to hand it to us." Read More

LGBTQ+ Pilgrimage Journey Brings to Mind A Lifetime of Graces

The prayers, courage, and efforts of grassroots Catholics over decades who kept gently insisting that LGBTQ + people are people of deep faith who should have equal status in the Church were the stepping stones of this historic pilgrimage. Read More

Great Celebrations on the Eve of the LGBTQ+ Pilgrimage to St. Peter’s

The historic LGBTQ+ pilgrimage takes place today, but the celebrations started yesterday with three special events. Read More

Bishop on LGBTQ+ Pilgrimage: “In the heart of the Gospel, no one is excluded.”

“The Eucharist. . .is a womb that welcomes, and not a fence that rejects; It is a house with always open doors, where the cornerstone is love without condition." Read More

Why Don’t We? LGBTQ+ Catholics Prepare for Their Jubilee Pilgrimage

LGBTQ+ Catholic groups are getting ready to participate in the Jubilee, not in spite of their queerness, but through it. Read More

LGBTQ+ Jubilee Pilgrimage, Part 2: “A gift that future generations can receive”

Today’s post, the second part of a two-part series on the LGBTQ+ pilgrimage for the... Read More

LGBTQ+ Jubilee Pilgrimage, Part 1: “Listen to our lived experience. . .because that’s what Jesus would do”

". . . An opportunity for our siblings in Christ to just listen to us and to listen to our stories without reacting, without throwing theology at us. . ." Read More

Pope Francis Tells LGBTQ+ Italian Group to Seek Church “That Excludes No One”

Pope Francis recently met with a group of Italian LGBTQ+ advocates to discuss building a more inclusive church, telling them to seek a church "that excludes no one." Read More

Pope Francis to Parents of LGBT Children: ‘The Church Loves Your Children as They Are’

Pope Francis has received a group of Italian parents with LGBT children, who presented the pope with the Italian edition of a new book filled with the stories of such Catholic families. An English edition of the book is due to be released by New Ways Ministry in early October. Read More