These LGBTQ+ Catholic organizations are concretizing one of the greatest gifts the Catholic Church has to offer: a recognition that our unity flows from our diversity. Read More
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"I spent Christmas and New Year’s Eve reading long documents to help a desperate young man who wrote: 'In a few days, for me, it’s over.' " Read More
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“For many LGBTQ+ people, fear was – and sometimes still is – a constant presence: fear of being rejected, . . . of not finding space in Christian communities. . . " Read More
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If from our earliest years we learn only to meet other people’s expectations., we cannot truly love ourselves, nor have faith. Read More
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"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
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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
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The historic LGBTQ+ pilgrimage takes place today, but the celebrations started yesterday with three special events. Read More
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“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
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