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Ghanaian bishops lobby president for ‘anti-LGBT’ legislation
5+ hour, 32+ min ago (585+ words) President John Dramani Mahama argued that legislation is unnecessary to protect African values, emphasising instead the role of education. Amuzujoe / Wikimedia Commons The Ghana Catholic Bishops" Conference called on the country"s parliament to hasten the passage of legislation curtailing…...
Church of England to create new sexuality working group amid same-sex blessing stalemate
1+ week, 5+ day ago (912+ words) The Church of England General Synod has voted to establish a new "relationships, sexuality and gender" working group to continue the exploration of same-sex relationships in the Church begun by their "Living in Love and Faith" (LLF) process, which is…...
St Sebastian: Ming Wong’s reinterpretation of a gay icon’s martyrdom
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (365+ words) Different guises, different centuries: a film still from National Gallery artist in residence Ming Wong's Dance of the Sun on the Water For dawn commuters crossing Trafalgar Square in central London on a chilly autumn morning, it must have been…...
Slovak Catholics torn over government anti-trans measures
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (465+ words) Gage Skidmore / flickr | Creative Commons A clause proposed for Slovakia's draft new Civil Code would automatically end the marriages of people who legally change their gender, even without their consent, sparking a controversy among human rights advocates and some Catholics....
Catholics in England lead the way on LGBTQ+ inclusion, research finds
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (173+ words) Misza Czerniak, Co-President of the European Forum of LGBTI+ Christian Groups, in Amsterdam Inclusive theology that affirms the dignity of all, as well as robust and organised grassroots pastoral care, helped to boost its ranking within a comprehensive new index…...
Youtube deletes channel of fake Pope Leo sermons
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (137+ words) Pope Leo XIV reads his first Regina Caeli address on the Sunday after his election. Catholic Church in England and Wales / Mazur YouTube deleted a channel publishing fake AI-generated "sermons" attributed to Pope Leo XIV. "We terminated the channel in question…...