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German Church Leaders Offer Differing Views on Pope Leo’s LGBTQ+ Remarks

"He's sending the message that he wants to keep the Catholic Church united. That's traditionally the Pope's task. But he must not lose the forces of reform. . . ." Read More

LGBTQ+ Advocates, Church Reform Groups Offer Mixed Reviews on Synod Document

With the Synod on Synodality, today's post is a round up of how Catholic LGBTQ+ advocates and other reform-minded faithful have responded. Read More

Whoopi Goldberg Thanks Pope on Behalf of Gay Friends; More Synod News

During the Synod assembly this month, much of the focus is on what is happening in the hall where participants meet or what is said during the daily press briefings. There have been, however, a number of external happenings in Rome, too. Today’s post covers some of the LGBTQ-related events. Read More

Tech Company Withdraws from World Meeting of Families, Prompting Calls for More Withdrawals

A technology company has withdrawn its participation in the World Meeting of Families (WMF) over the exclusion of LGBT groups, prompting calls for other organizations to do likewise as the event gets underway. Read More

Pro-LGBT Irish Catholics Claim Discrimination by World Meeting of Families

We Are Church Ireland has claimed organizers of the upcoming World Meeting of Families are discriminating against the group because of its reform-minded views, including on LGBT equality. Read More

Irish Catholics Launch Global Petition Seeking to Remove “Intrinsically Disordered” Language

An Irish reform group has launched a global petition asking top Church leaders in that country to help change the way Catholic teaching refers to LGBTQI people. Read More

Sr. Jeannine Gramick “Extremely Disappointed” by Pope Francis’ Exhortation

Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia, or The Joy of Love, continues to instigate commentaries and analysis from... Read More