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Of Monsters, the Church, and Trans People
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (404+ words) The metaphor of “building a bridge” is common among LGBTQ+ advocates in the Catholic Church. This image takes for granted that the path to connection and acceptance must be a two-way street, and that the Church and queer Catholics must both…...
Catholic LGBT+ Committee Criticizes Bishop's Sermon on Human Dignity
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (325+ words) In Germany, a working alliance of seven smaller faith-political based networks and groups that advocates for equality of queer people in the Catholic Church – recently criticized a sermon given by Bishop Stefan Oster of the Diocese of Passau. The logo…...
???No One Is Excluded from the Heart of God???: An Italian Archbishop on Transgender People
1+ week, 1+ day ago (811+ words) Elisa Belotti (she/her) is a freelance journalist based in Italy. Her work focuses on human rights and marginalized communities, especially LGBTQ+ people and women, with a particular focus on the impact of religion on society. She is the founder…...
Saints to Celebrate as Transgender History Month Closes
1+ week, 2+ day ago (350+ words) In an essay for the National Catholic Reporter published during Transgender History Month (August), writer Emma Cieslik highlights how the Catholic Church’s own tradition is rich with historical figures who disrupted rigid gender binaries, offering a vital framework for understanding…...
Which Crosses Should Queer Catholics Take Up?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (444+ words) Today’s reflection is from Jason Steidl Jack, a gay Catholic theologian and Assistant Teaching Professor of Religious Studies at St. Joseph’s University in New York. He is the author of LGBTQ Catholic Ministry: Past and Present, published by Paulist Press....
At Amsterdam???s Religious Pride, LGBTQ+ Catholics Claim Their Place in the Church
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (394+ words) WKHP members march in the Pride parade. Bondings 2.0’sElisa Belotti interviewed Roks about his experience at this year’s Religious Pride, the place of LGBTQ+ Catholics within the Dutch Church. ELISA BELOTTI: Looking back at this year’s Religious Pride and WorldPride…...
Pope Leo's Bishop Appointments Show an Openness to LGBTQ+ Ministry
2+ week, 2+ day ago (277+ words) In February, Bishop Ramon Bejarano was installed as bishop of Monterrey, California, having been appointed by Leo in December 2025. As Auxiliary Bishop in San Diego diocese, Bishop Bejeranto was supportive of the diocesan LGBTQ+ ministry. In July, Leo appointed Fr....
Bishop: Go Beyond Condemnations of Violence to Build Communities of Care
2+ week, 5+ day ago (502+ words) After the recent attack at Berlin’s Christopher Street Day, a German bishop has continued his condemnation of the incident, while at the same time issuing a strong statement calling upon Catholic churches to become safe spaces for queer people. “The…...
It's Past Time to Remove the Cloud of Suspicion Over Gay Priests
2+ week, 6+ day ago (406+ words) In a just-published op-ed for the National Catholic Reporter, New Ways Ministry Executive Director Francis DeBernardo responds to a new report of twelve proposals on seminary formation from the University of Notre Dame’s McGrath Institute that DeBernardo reveals relies on…...
German Diocese Supports Pride Event, Rebuffing Priest's Criticism
3+ week, 1+ day ago (467+ words) Memorial at the site in Berlin where one person was killed and 30 injured when a man drove a vehicle into a crowd at the city’s Christopher Stree Day festival. Germany’s Diocese of Fulda is distancing itself from one of its…...