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Catholic LGBTQ+ Advocates Welcome Pope Francis’ Denouncement of Criminalization Laws

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Catholic LGBTQ+ advocates largely have welcomed Pope Francis' denouncement of laws that criminalize being LGBTQ+. Today's post features a first set of these reactions. Read More

Advocates Reflect on Benedict XVI’s Largely Negative LGBTQ+ Impact

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LGBTQ+ advocates have marked the death of Benedict XVI, the pope emeritus, with reflections about the impact he had—as a theologian and cardinal, as well as pope—on issues of gender and sexuality in the church. Read More

Catholic Groups Join Boycott of U.K. Government’s LGBTQ Conference

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Three Catholic organizations have joined more than 100 groups in the United Kingdom who withdrew their support from a government-run LGBTQ conference that has subsequently been cancelled Read More

Masses By LGBT+ Catholics Westminster Are Refuge for Those Seeking Home in the Church

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The Catholic Diocese of Westminster recently marked the 21st anniversary of a pastoral outreach that welcomes Catholic LGBT+ people, their parents, families, and friends. Read More

Catholics Seek Justice for LGBTQ Refugees, End to Criminalization Laws

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Catholics in England have raised alarms about that nation's treatment of LGBTQ asylum seekers, while Catholics elsewhere highlight the need to oppose conditions which cause LGBTQ people to flee. Read More

New Vatican Gender Document Is “Nothing More Than Putting Lipstick on a Pig,” Says Journalist

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The Congregation for Catholic Education's document on gender, Male and Female He Created Them, has continued to generate commentary and criticism. Today's post highlights some of those reactions with links provided for further reading. Read More

LGBT+ Catholics Westminster Celebrates 20th Anniversary After Meeting Pope Francis

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The LGBT+ Catholics Westminster Pastoral Council has been busy lately, celebrating its 20th anniversary just weeks after some pilgrims from the group had an audience with Pope Francis. Read More

Pope Francis Meets with LGBT Pilgrims as Sixth Anniversary of His Election Approaches

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In an historic moment for the Catholic Church, members of a pilgrimage for LGBT+ Catholics and their families met with Pope Francis last week and participated in an Ash Wednesday service he led. Read More

Cardinal Offers New Definitions of ‘Home’ and ‘Family’ to LGBT+ Catholics

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Cardinal Vincent Nichols sermonized about new definitions of "home" and "family" which embraced configurations beyond the heterosexual nuclear grouping. Read More

Reporting Live from Dublin at the World Meeting of Families!

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Bondings 2.0  will be reporting live this week from the World Meeting of Families (WMF) in Dublin, Ireland.   Read More