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“I trust you” Booklet Serves as Aid to Vigils Against Homophobia and Transphobia

“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

Documentary Film Focuses on LGBTQ+ Pastoral Care in Italy (And One on the Pilgrimage, Too!)

If from our earliest years we learn only to meet other people’s expectations., we cannot truly love ourselves, nor have faith. Read More

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