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Voices

​The confessions of a retired gas-lighter

Coming out in the 21st century is hard not because of others, but because of our own struggle to accept ourselves, writes George del Junco.

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Religion

Loopholes for Catholic Schools?

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

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Voices

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.

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Voices

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.

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Catholic Magazine Rescinds Kavanaugh Endorsement

The Jesuit publication America no longer wants Kavanaugh confirmed.

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Catholic Cardinal Praises Eurovision Winner

Cardinal Christoph Schonborn congratulates Conchita Wurst.

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World

Not Anti-Catholic, Just Anti-Harm

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News

Pope welcomed Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist to Rome

The pair discussed human rights violations and the country's draconian Anti-Homosexuality Act.

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Coming Out

Coming Out As...Catholic

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

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Religion

Catholic Cardinal: 'Homosexuals Are Not Criminals'

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

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World

Catholic School Bans Rainbows

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Religion

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.

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World

Catholic Charities Asserts Right to Discriminate

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Religion

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.

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World

Catholic League Real Catholics Support DADT

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Voices

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

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Religion

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.

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World

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

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Voices

Is It Time to Renounce Your Catholic Faith?

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

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Religion

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.