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Catholic Leaders Seek “Stronger Moral Leadership” from President Biden on LGBTQ+ Rights

July 28, 2023/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, Politics & Human Rights /by Sarah Cassidy

How well has President Joe Biden, who often touts his Catholic faith, navigated LGBTQ+ issues? A new article in The Hill highlights how Biden both has been a “champion” and “behind the times” when it comes to advocating for LGBTQ+ people. Read More

On Vatican Podcast, Pope Francis Tells Transgender Youth: “God Loves Us As We Are”

July 27, 2023/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Pope Francis said to a transgender youth that "God loves us as we are," his latest LGBTQ-positive comment when engaging young people. Read More

New Ways Ministry: Pope Francis’ Transgender Welcome a Good Sign, and More Must Be Done

July 26, 2023/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Pope Francis’ recent comment to a transgender person that “God loves us as we are” is a grand sign of welcome to LGBTQ+ people, particularly to transgender and nonbinary people. Read More

We Must “Attentively Listen” to God’s Revelation through Transgender People, Writes Priest

July 25, 2023/2 Comments/in Arts, Books & Culture, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Sarah Cassidy

“Who gets to tell one's story? Who should get to tell one's story?” Those are the questions asked by theologian Fr. Dan Horan, OFM in an essay urging U.S. bishops and other church leaders to listen to the experiences of transgender and nonbinary people. Read More

Trans Church Worker Says of LGBTQ+ Catholics: “We’re Here. We’re Not Going Anywhere”

July 24, 2023/0 Comments/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Personal Stories, Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Ariell Watson Simon

“We’re here, we’re not going anywhere.” This is the message Michael Sennett and his fellow LGBTQ+ parishioners sent with the annual Mass of Belonging held at St. Ignatius of Loyola Church, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Read More

Church Teaching Needs to Acknowledge Gender Is Not a Binary, Writes Catholic Journalist

July 21, 2023/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights, Pope Francis, Theology & Church Teaching /by Angela Howard-McParland

In the National Catholic Reporter, Rebecca Bratten Weiss explores the way that claims of "gender ideology" by Pope Francis and other church leaders fail to reflect gender realities in nature in favor of the church's doctrinal claims. Read More

We Must Find Pride and Power in Queer Spirituality, Writes Transgender Catholic

July 20, 2023/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Personal Stories /by Sarah Cassidy

In an essay for National Catholic Reporter, Maxwell Kuzma, a transgender Catholic, writes about the power and pride of queer spirituality, even in the face of continual hate and discrimination. Read More

Catholic Sister Says Bishop Invoked Her Name in Misleading Way on Transgender Healthcare

July 19, 2023/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A Catholic sister long involved in transgender ministry has said a bishop made misleading claims about communication between them as the U.S. bishops discussed potentially ban gender-affirming care in Catholic hospitals. Read More

Are Queer Catholics Reading the Same Scripture as Some Church Leaders?

July 9, 2023/4 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by M. Hakes

As a queer Catholic, sometimes I sit in Mass and wonder if our church leaders are reading the same scripture that I am. Today’s readings are one of those moments. Read More

Archdiocese’s Failed Communication Raises LGBTQ+ Questions about Catholic Schools Decision

June 28, 2023/0 Comments/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A U.S. archdiocese that unexpectedly shuttered its Catholic schools office has said the closure was not related to an ongoing controversy about a gender identity policy issued earlier this year, but a lack of communication has left local Catholics with serious questions about links between the two. Read More

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