News and Views
How to respond if you hear homophobic messages in church
Views James Martin, S.J. / May 17, 2024Remember that no matter what hateful things you may hear from a few people, you are still part of the Body of Christ.
What Catholic adults and LGBTQ youth should know about each other
Views Danielle Wiese / Kate Berry / Kristen Moorehead / Christian Deck / May 16, 2024It is not your duty to change who you are. It is the church’s duty to pull up a comfortable chair for you because we are all created in the image and likeness of God.
Five things every Catholic parent should know if their child comes out
Views Karen Kaffenberger / May 14, 2024Maintain the relationship with your children. Stay connected.
This Mother’s Day, let us mirror to LGBTQ people the love of Mary
Views David Palmieri / May 11, 2024When I travel to Rome next month, I will offer a private prayer at the Pietà for Holy Mother Church and all mothers of LGBTQ children
I’m a Catholic priest. When I came out as gay, my parishioners applauded.
Views Rev. Aidan McAleenan / May 9, 2024I saw how my announcement had actually increased the bond between the parish and myself. And it allowed us all to be more welcoming.
As a young gay Catholic, I equated sexuality with sin. Then I learned to let go.
Views Seandor Szeles / May 1, 2024I held myself above the other boys, who were so beholden to their bodies, and somehow expected my flesh to be above the confusion of adolescence.
LGBTQ people have always been part of Indigenous cultures and Pacific Island traditions.
Views Louisa Wall / April 28, 2024Despite historical acceptance in many cultures, sexually diverse Indigenous peoples continue to face multiple layers of discrimination and marginalization.
Mass for LGBTQ Catholics met with protesters in St. Louis
NewsViews Michael J. O’Loughlin / April 26, 2024Conference organizers say that they still do not know who was responsible for the protest inside the church. A liturgical minister discovered that the group had left incendiary pamphlets in the pews.
In “Dignitas Infinita,” the Vatican quarrels with a theory of its own making
Views Daniel P. Horan, O.F.M. / April 23, 2024The Vatican, at least in the case of “Dignitas Infinita,” is much more comfortable working with deductive reasoning that begins with abstractions of its own creation.
James F. Keenan, S.J.: “Dignitas Infinita” falters when it doesn’t practice what it preaches
Views James F. Keenan, S.J. / April 19, 2024The authors of gender theory are as anonymous as the transgender community. Neither are mentioned.