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Pope Francis apologizes for using homophobic slur during debate about gay priests

The Pope is apologizing for invoking a vulgar Italian term about gay men in a recent closed-door debate about LGBTQ+ priests.

Loopholes for Catholic Schools?

Catholic schools seek to define teachers as ministers to avoid compliance with antidiscrimination laws.

Coming Out As...Catholic

To be gay and Catholic, one must believe in miracles.

Time for a Catholic Stonewall

The Vatican's latest assault on its gay congregants and priests associates being gay with pedophilia and insults the values of American Catholics. It's time for a Stonewall-sized rebellion in favor of fairness

The Ultimate Rebels: Queer Catholics

Staying faithful to the Roman Catholic Church -- when it's not always faithful to you -- takes inner fortitude, writes Christopher Pett.

Catholic Cardinal: 'Homosexuals Are Not Criminals'

A high-ranking Vatican official condemns Uganda's antigay law.

An Alternative Way to Be Catholic - and LGBT

Churches in the Old Catholic and Independent Catholic traditions offer services that will be familiar to Roman Catholics, along with unqualified affirmation of LGBT people.

Can the Catholic Church be saved?

While most gay Catholics agree that the new pope is likely to be conservative, some find hope in a groundswell of support for gay equality in the parishes of Western nations

There's Still Room for LGBTQ+ Catholics and Allies

Instead of trying in vain to change the Roman Catholic Church, it's possible to find one's own spiritual path.

Is It Time to Renounce Your Catholic Faith?

The church's moves against the president and queer foster parents may be last straws.

Catholic Magazine Rescinds Kavanaugh Endorsement

The Jesuit publication America no longer wants Kavanaugh confirmed.

Catholic Missionaries Buy 'Bar of Sodom'

After a neighboring gay bar went bankrupt, a conservative Catholic group in France jumped at the chance to snap up the 'bar of Sodom,' which the organization plans to convert to a mission.

Catholic Outreach to Gays With a Catch: Celibacy

Like the recent Southern Baptist conference, the Notre Dame event reflects denomination leaders shifting their tone toward LGBT people without becoming affirming.

Catholic Cardinal Praises Eurovision Winner

Cardinal Christoph Schonborn congratulates Conchita Wurst.