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LGBTQ+ Issues Need to Be Included in Pope Leo’s Summit on ‘Amoris Laetitia’

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For an effective update of  Amoris Laetitia, lay people, and in particular LGBTQ+ people, should be included in the discussions since, as the pope acknowledges, their perspective is invaluable.  Read More

Pope Leo Receives Courage Representatives at the Vatican

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Pope Leo’s meeting with Courage representatives is the second time in his as yet brief papacy that he has met with leaders of LGBTQ+ ministry. Read More

Italian Pastor of Trans Women Hopes for Good Things from Pope Leo

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"These people taught me hospitality, sharing, simplicity, understanding situations and showing respect. I experienced unconditional love, freely given and undeserved.” Read More

Pope Francis’ LGBTQ+ Welcome Is Needed Now More Than Ever

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Will the church that received me with Francis’s warmth continue to make room for people like me? Read More

Criticism of ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ Continues

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Vatican appears to stand firm on continuing blessing for people in same-gender relationships. Read More

Pope Leo, LGBTQ+ Catholics, and the Church We Long For, Part I

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Unity is a mark of the Church, but it cannot be preserved at the expense of truth and justice. Read More

Affirming Pastoral Welcome, Pope Leo Is Skeptical LGBTQ+ Church Teaching Will Change

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"I find it highly unlikely, certainly in the near future, that the church’s doctrine in terms of what the church teaches about sexuality, what the Church teaches about marriage, [will change].” Read More

Voices from the LGBTQ+ Jubilee Year Pilgrimage, Part 3

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"We felt like the people of Israel in front of the Red Sea, which was opened for us. Something that seemed insurmountable now has been opened, and we can walk. We know that behind us we still have our detractors, but we are protected by the Lord." Read More

Pope Leo Willl Continue Francis’ Welcome of LGBTQ+ People, Reports Fr. James Martin

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"I heard the same message from Pope Leo that I heard from Pope Francis about welcoming LGBTQ people." Read More

Catholic Leader Sees Pluses and Minuses on the Horizon for LGBTQ+ People

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Society seems to be developing in oppressive ways, and the Catholic Church both helps and blocks that, according to a German Queer Catholic leader. Read More