LGBTQ Archives - Page 60 of 215

LGBTQ+ Catholic Pilgrims Recognized During Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Basilica

September 27, 2022/1 Comment/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A pilgrimage of LGBTQ+ Catholics celebrated Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe with the organizing group, the Global Network of Rainbow Catholics (GNRC), being recognized at the liturgy. Read More

U.S. Bishops’ Synod Report Includes a Mixed Message on LGBTQ+ Issues

September 26, 2022/1 Comment/in New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has released its national synthesis for the Synod on Synodality, which includes LGBTQ+ issues, although in a mixed way that is not entirely positive. Read More

Discerning Risks for Righteousness in the Here and Now

September 25, 2022/9 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Guest Contributor

It’s easier to recognize these champions of truth and the errors of their opponents in hindsight. Discerning action in the present moment, without the help of hindsight, is more difficult Read More

Priest’s New Book Celebrates “Heavenly Homos;” And More News

September 24, 2022/1 Comment/in Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Today's post features news updates about a Redemptorist priest's new book on LGBTQ saints and historical figures and more news. Read More

Australian Bishops Issue Nuanced Guide on Transgender Issues in Catholic Education

September 23, 2022/3 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Australia's bishops have published a new guide about gender in Catholic education that, while adhering to transgender-negative beliefs, presents a more nuanced approach than similar diocesan policies in the United States. Read More

Ignoring Vatican Ban, Bishops in Belgium Release Liturgy to Bless LGBTQ Couples

September 21, 2022/1 Comment/in Employment Issues, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The Flemish bishops have released a new liturgy to bless same-gender couples, citing Amoris Laetitia in doing so and defying directly the Vatican's 2021 ban on such liturgies. Read More

Indiana Supreme Court Rules Against Fired Gay Church Worker’s Discrimination Claim

September 20, 2022/1 Comment/in Employment Issues, Religious Liberty, Schools & Youth /by Anushah Sajwani

The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis’ right to fire a Catholic high school teacher because of his same-gender marriage. Read More

Bishops’ Conference in the Philippines Denounces Gay Former Seminarian’s Wedding

September 19, 2022/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights /by Andru Zodrow

In an unprecedented move, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has issued a public denouncement of a former seminarian for having a wedding service with his partner. Read More