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Irish Priests’ Association Endorses National Conversion Therapy Ban

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The Association of Catholic Priests in Ireland (ACP) is supporting conversion therapy ban and calling  for additional research on these “ineffective and harmful” practices, all as part of a national inquiry about the topic. Read More

Australian Catholic School Refuses to Screen Student’s Film Due to LGBTQ+ Themes

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A student at Mount Lilydale Mercy College in Melbourne was told her short film would be the only one not broadcast at the end-of-the-year function due to its inclusion of a same-gender couple. Read More

The Words LGBTQ+ Students Need to Hear: Reflections from a Theology Teacher

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Want to know what my hope is for this school year? It’s that students in our Catholic schools and parishes start hearing a different word. Read More

Reconciling the Church’s “Colonizing Mentality” Towards LGBTQ+ People

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As a gay Catholic, I see Pope Francis' approach to addressing the residential schools as a model for how the church might one day reconcile with LGBTQ+ Catholics who have been harmed and excluded. Read More

Catholic Therapist Writes About Personal Journey to Being an Ally for LGBTQ+ Youth

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In a recent essay for Faith on View Daily, a Catholic pediatric therapist wrote eloquently on the need to care for LGBTQ+ youth. Read More

Singapore Cardinal Announces Neutrality on Anti-LGBTQ+ Criminalization Law Repeal

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Singapore's archbishop has announced he is neutral on the revocation of a law criminalizing homosexuality, doing so just a few months after he declared his opposition to the repeal and while continuing to oppose marriage equality. Read More

As Global Synod Progresses, LGBTQ+ Inclusion a Prominent Issue in National Reports

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Today's post highlights LGBTQ-related findings from the national syntheses submitted to the Vatican for the Synod on Synodality.  Read More

Irish Synod Report: LGBTQ+ Inclusion Is “The Call of the Holy Spirit”

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Today, Bondings 2.0 features the Irish bishops’ synthesis as one of the strongest calls for LGBTQ+ inclusion during the synodal process so far. Read More

Catholic School Alumni Launch Group to Protest Diocesan Anti-Transgender Policy

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Alumni, families, and students of a Catholic school in the Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana, are demanding more support for LGBTQ+ students after the diocese imposed a set of anti-transgender policies. Read More

Diocese of Sioux Falls’ New Transgender Policy Admits It Is “Intentionally Exclusionary”

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A South Dakota diocese has issued a new policy on LGBTQ+ issues that admits it is "intentionally exclusionary," in particular to transgender and non-binary people. Read More