Rainbow Catholics InterAgency for Ministry Archives

Catholics Worldwide Ask Vatican to Withdraw Its Opposition to LGBTQ Refugee Protections

September 10, 2020/1 Comment/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The Global Network of Rainbow Catholics (GNRC) and its member organizations have appealed to Pope Francis and other ranking church official with a request that the Vatican withdraw its objections to a United Nations report seeking better protections for LGBTQ asylum seekers and refugees. Read More

Australian Catholics Host First LGBTQ National Symposium in 30 Years

February 12, 2020/0 Comments/in Employment Issues, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Catherine Buck

For the first time in 30 years, Catholic organizers across Australia convened a national symposium on LGBTQ+ pastoral care to discuss ways that organizers can better serve LGBTQ+ Catholic communities. Read More