3+ hour, 59+ min ago   (1021+ words) Bondings 2.0’s Elisa Belotti translated Bishop Savino’s speech into English. The first observation: I have to express my gratitude for the method that is characterizing our meeting. I am very pleased that we started with good practices. Bishop Francesco Savino…...

1+ day, 2+ hour 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…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (213+ words) In a sermon on the Solemnity of the Assumption last month, Bishop Stefan Oster of the Passau diocese made the claim that the rise in the number of LGBTQ+ people is being caused by a general societal trend of disbelief…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (465+ words) Reactions to a Catholic high school’s attempt to make its queer students feel less alienated while also avoiding controversy have garnered mixed reactions from alumni, parents, clergy, and one Catholic LGBTQ+ leader, according to the San Francisco Chronicle However, In…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (165+ words) “Like many other Catholics, I often find myself disappointed by the statements and practices of many bishops in the United States when it comes to LGBTQ issues. The number of homophobic and transphobic views, statements and policies expressed by bishops…...

1+ week, 4+ 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…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (537+ words) Today’s post is Part 1 of a two-part series on LGBTQ+ ministry in India. Part 2 will appear later this week. In India, the ministry to transgender people opened by the Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore has been thriving under the direction of a…...

1+ week, 2+ 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…...

1+ week, 3+ 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…...

1+ week, 4+ 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....