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Catholic Network Shares Ideas About Developing LGBTQ Ministry

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In an opinion column for the Jersey Journal, pastor Fr. Alexander Santora of Hoboken, New Jersey, shared the hopes of many LGBTQ Catholics under the headline ‘Gays want Catholic church to acknowledge their goodness.’ Read More

Prominent Catholic Says “Jesus Would Be Attending the Pride Parade” After Bishop’s Homophobic Tweet

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What is it about celebrating Pride that causes some Church leaders to react in strongly negative ways towards events which simply honor the dignity and value of LGBTQ people? Recent controversies this year have again shown the need for more education and dialogue or, at the very least, silence on social media. Read More

Questions Raised After Diocese Shutters LGBTQ Ministry Without Explanation

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Catholics in the Diocese of Fresno have been left with questions after church officials shuttered an LGBTQ ministry without explanation. Read More

Gay Catholic to Faithful: “Walk in My Shoes” to Know Me as a Person, Not an Abstraction

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A gay Catholic writer has shared his story in an appeal for Catholics to "walk in my shoes" so they can understand him and other LGBT people as human beings rather than as abstractions. Read More

Cardinal Blesses Hotline to Help LGBT Catholics, Allies Struggling with Faith

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One of India's top Catholic leaders has given his blessing to an LGBT hotline to help struggling Catholics and promised to encourage clergy to be more compassionate toward LGBT people. Read More

THIS MONTH IN CATHOLIC LGBT HISTORY: Remembering Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen, Advocate for Gay Equality and Prophet of Vatican II

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Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen, a prophet of Vatican II and noted advocate for lesbian and gay Catholics, died earlier this week at age 96. July's "This Month in Catholic LGBT History" pauses to remember his witness and celebrate his legacy. Read More

Parishes Celebrate Pride Month, But Obstacles Remain to Full Inclusion

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Pride festivities each June provide a moment to celebrate the LGBTQ community and the struggle for equality. Though an increasing number of parishes have joined celebrations this year, Pride is not without controversy in some Catholic circles. Read More

Italian Priest Holds Joint Funeral for Gay Couple Killed in Tragic Accident

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A joint funeral has been celebrated for a gay Italian couple after their tragic death, saying the the focus should be on the grief experienced by their love ones. Read More

British Catholics Host Gathering on LGBT Issues in the Church

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British Catholics joined together last month for a national conference on LGBT issues, a gathering... Read More

One-on-One Pastoral Care Is Not Sufficient for LGBT Youth

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An editorial in the St. Louis archdiocesan newspaper has commented on the controversy which erupted... Read More