Vatican excommunicates anti-LGBTQ+ Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò
Viganò invited notoriously antigay Kentucky official Kim Davis to a meeting with the pope and has denounced the blessing of same-sex relationships.
July 08 2024 8:32 PM
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Bisexual student challenges Pope Francis over use of antigay slurs
The bisexual student from the Philippines said the offensive language “leads to immense pain.”
June 22 2024 11:45 AM
Pope Francis uses homophobic slur about gay priests — again
Sources present at a closed-door meeting said the pope used the slur during a discussion in which he warned against admitting gay men into the priesthood.
June 12 2024 12:58 PM
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.
May 28 2024 1:29 PM
Catholic hermit in Kentucky comes out as transgender man
In the Roman Catholic Church, a hermit is someone who leads a quiet life engaged in prayer. Christian Matson is believed to be the first trans person in this bishop-approved position.
May 22 2024 9:45 AM
Pope Francis can’t seem to decide whether the church should welcome or condemn trans people
How does Pope Francis square what he did Monday with his meetings with trans groups and allowing trans people to be baptized in the church?
April 08 2024 8:22 PM
Vatican condemns gender-affirming surgery as threatening ‘unique dignity’ of a person
The document, which also goes after abortion and surrogacy, was approved by Pope Francis, who has had a mixed record on LGBTQ+ rights support.
April 08 2024 9:20 AM
A pious Church and Cardinal Dolan trashes a dead trans woman who, like Jesus, helped the marginalized
Cecilia Gentil helped trans people, sex workers and HIV/AIDS victims, while a certain Catholic cardinal lives extravagantly
February 22 2024 2:35 PM
Pope Francis: Critics of blessings for same-sex couples are hypocrites
People aren't scandalized by the blessing of an exploitative entrepreneur, but somehow they are by the blessing of a gay person, the pope said in a recent interview.
February 08 2024 11:48 AM
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.
February 06 2024 12:24 PM
Pope Francis: Blessings for same-sex couples are for the people, not the unions
The pope issued a clarification of sorts in an address at the Vatican Friday.
January 27 2024 10:50 AM
Pope Francis: Sexual pleasure is a gift from God, but avoid lust and porn
The statements come amid conservative criticism of the pope and news that the Vatican will issue a document on so-called gender ideology.
January 19 2024 10:49 AM
Pope Francis' (Mostly) Complete LGBTQ+ Record: the Good and the Bad
Pope Francis may not be as progressive as some of us want, but he's made a lot of progress for LGBTQ+ acceptance in the church.
December 22 2023 1:15 PM
Jesus Would Go to Jail for Rejecting Same-Sex Unions, Says Conservative Cardinal
But did he really reject them? Some Catholics and other Christians say definitely not.
December 20 2023 6:44 PM
For Pope Francis, 87, It’s Out with the Old and In With the New
As a transitional pontiff, Francis will not be pulled backwards.
December 19 2023 8:37 PM
Pope Francis Approves Blessings for 'Irregular' Same-Sex Couples
While gay marriage is still considered a sin in the Catholic church, Pope Francis has approved blessings for same-sex couples.
December 18 2023 11:09 AM
Pope Revokes Homophobic Cardinal's Vatican Salary, Subsidized Apartment
Cardinal Raymond Burke has critiqued Pope Francis's stances on LGBTQ+ issues and more.
November 29 2023 4:22 PM
Vatican Rules Transgender Catholics and Babies of Same-Sex Couples Can Be Baptized in the Church
Regarding transgender people, the document says a person who identifies as transgender can be baptized like any other adult, “as long as there is no risk of causing scandal or disorientation” to other Catholics.
November 09 2023 8:26 AM
Pope Meets With Reps of Previously Shunned Pro-LGBTQ+ Ministry
The meeting with New Ways Ministry was “a moment once unimaginable,” according to the group.
October 21 2023 9:38 AM
Pope Francis Hints at Openness to Blessing Same-Sex Unions
He advises "pastoral prudence" in response to requests for blessings but says such unions shouldn't be considered equal to marriage.
October 03 2023 4:01 PM