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New leader of LGBTQ+ Catholic group seeks to help the queer faithful find a welcoming home

Michael O'Loughlin is the new executive director of Outreach, which highlights welcoming spaces within the church while working to create more.

American Jesuits: Church Must Denounce Criminalization of Homosexuality

A U.S. Jesuit magazine has published an editorial taking to task Catholics who support draconian laws criminalizing homosexuality.

WATCH: Series Spotlights Faithful Lives of LGBT Catholics

A Jesuit production company invites LGBT Catholics to tell their stories.

Gay Jesuit: Catholic Church Must Discover 'Tender Compassion' for All

A candidate for the priesthood openly discusses being gay in a column published today, but points out that he is more than his sexual orientation.

Catholic Magazine Rescinds Kavanaugh Endorsement

The Jesuit publication America no longer wants Kavanaugh confirmed.

Catholic High School Allows Male Couple to Attend Dance

McQuaid Jesuit High School in Brighton, N.Y. OK's two boys to attend the Junior Ball together.

Indiana Catholic School Fires Out Teacher After Archdiocese Decree

The decision stands in stark contrast to that of a nearby Indianapolis Jesuit school that broke with the archdiocese over its demand.

School Defies Catholic Church Order to Fire Teacher in Same-Sex Union

Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis will no longer be allowed to call itself Catholic because it stood by the teacher.

Funeral for Murdered Trans Woman Held at 'Pope's Church'

When Andrea Quintero's family never claimed her body, the Jesuit order to which Pope Francis belongs stepped in.

Catholic Bishops Meet on Marriage; What 'Threats' Will They Discuss?

A Jesuit priest urges U.S. bishops to drop their 'embarrassing' focus on same-sex unions and address a broad range of 'threats' to marriage.

To the Catholic Church, All I Am Is Sin

Pope Francis cannot take away the dignity of gay Catholics, Benjamin Brenkert writes. 

Aspiring Catholic Priest Quits Church in Protest of LGBT Firings

Benjamin Brenkert has written an open letter to Pope Francis urging him to stop the firings and speak out against discrimination.

Op-ed: The Gay Rights Movement, Gay Bars, and the Church

All of the hypocrisy that led me to finally leave the Catholic Church.

For the Gay and Heartbroken, Pets Can Be a Saving Grace

Benjamin Brenkert felt betrayed by religion, his husband, and queer life. A cockatiel came to the rescue.

Georgetown's LGBT Student Housing Draws Right-Wing Ire

The space, to open in the fall, is designed for students exploring issues of gender and sexual orientation, and the far right claims the Georgetown is abandoning its Catholic roots.

N.C. Catholic School Fires Gay Teacher Who Announced Engagement

After announcing his engagement on Facebook, a gay man is barred from being a substitute teacher at a Catholic High School in Charlotte.

Dissecting the Catholic Church's Disrespect of LGBTQ+ People

What if the Roman Catholic Church wrote about African-Americans and women the way it still writes about LGBTQ+ people? 

John McNeill, Catholic Advocate for LGBT Rights, Dead at 90

McNeill spoke out for LGBT equality in the church and the world at large, in defiance of the Catholic hierarchy.