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The National Catholic Reporter Newspaper Appoints Gay Man as Executive Editor

The news that award-winning Catholic journalist Michael O'Loughlin will lead the NCR is great news for the church! Read More

Voices from the LGBTQ+ Jubilee Year Pilgrimage, Part 2

More voices from the historic LGBTQ+ Pilgrimage for the Jubilee Year at the Vatican. 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

Catholic LGBTQ+ Leaders React to the Death of Pope Francis

Reactions to the passing of Pope Francis from some prominent Catholic LGBTQ+ leaders. Read More

LGB Catholics Tell Their Stories Next to the Vatican; More Synod Updates

ROME—While LGBTQ+ issues are off the the Synod General Assembly's agenda this month, that has not stopped discussions of them around the Vatican. Today's post features a few news items and commentaries from this week. Read More

Leading Italian Prelate Clarifies Pope Francis Not Opposed to Gay Priests; And More Reactions

A leader for the Italian Episcopal Conference has denied widely-reported claims that Pope Francis believes gay men should be universally denied entry to seminaries. The prelate, who did not directly address the pope's reported use of an anti-gay word, did criticize news reports for taking Francis' words of context. Read More

“I Wish the Vatican Would See My Inalienable Dignity,” Says Trans Catholic; More Reactions

Today's post features more reactions to Dignitas Infinita, the Vatican declaration on human dignity released last Monday that sharply condemned "Gender Theory" and "Sex Change." Read More

Bishop Calls Transgender Day of Visibility a “Source of Division”; And More News

Today's post includes news about one U.S. bishop's objections to Transgender Day of Visibility, the closure of the homophobic website Church Militant, and more. Read More

Nuns, Bishops, and Athletes All Opine about L.A. Dodgers’ Catholic LGBTQ+ Controversy

The controversy involving the Los Angeles Dodgers' decision to honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (SPI) for their charitable work has continued with seemingly everyone weighing in, from women religious to baseball players to bishops. Read More

Gay Survivor of Clergy Abuse Writes Pope Francis “Pulled Me Out of the Grave”

The past week, Bondings 2.0 has marked the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis' election with evaluations of the pope's handling of LGBTQ+ issues, as well as relevant comments Francis made in interviews for the occasion. Today's post concludes that coverage with links to other pieces that may be of interest. Read More