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LGBTQ+ Vulnerability as a Pathway to Genuine Prayer

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Many of us in the LGBTQ+ community know of vulnerability in prayer. We are left to the mercy of God and trust that God has our best interests in mind. Read More

Vatican Synod Office’s Artwork References LGBTQ+ Inclusion

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The Vatican's Synod office posted LGBTQ-inclusive artwork to its social media channels recently, further evidence of the reality that LGBTQ+ issues have been appearing in synodal discourse worldwide. Read More

Only the Foreigner Returned: LGBTQ+ Catholics on the Synodal Path

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This synodal process has exposed me in a new way to just how often LGBTQ+ Catholics are the foreigners who returned. Read More

U.S. Bishops’ Synod Report Includes a Mixed Message on LGBTQ+ Issues

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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has released its national synthesis for the Synod on Synodality, which includes LGBTQ+ issues, although in a mixed way that is not entirely positive. Read More

Top Cardinal Retracts Previous Call for Revision of Church Teaching on Homosexuality

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A top cardinal has seemingly walked back comments made earlier this year which indicated he supported a re-assessment of church teaching on homosexuality. 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

As Local Synod Reports Published, LGBTQ Issues Named as Top Priority for Church

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As the local listening portion of the Synod on Synodality concludes this summer, reports worldwide are being released which identify LGBTQ issues as needing attention in the church. Today's post highlights several of these reports. Read More

New Ways Ministry Issues Synod Report on LGBTQ Catholics and Allies

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Yesterday, New Ways Ministry released its report on what LGBTQ people and allies are saying during the synodal process. The report is now available to read and share widely. Read More

Vatican’s Synod Office Makes LGBTQ Issues Focus of Latest Newsletter

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The Synod office at the Vatican has featured LGBTQ issues, including stories about same-gender couples, in the latest edition of its newsletter. Read More