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Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker defends sexist, anti-LGBTQ+ commencement speech

“If it wasn’t clear that the timeless Catholic values are hated by many, it is now,” Harrison Butker said.

WATCH: Series Spotlights Faithful Lives of LGBT Catholics

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

WATCH: Catholic League: Religious People Feel 'Besieged' by LGBT Progress

The president of the Catholic League says people of faith feel besieged by advances in LGBT rights but comes out in support of workplace nondiscrimination protection.

This Catholic Couple Exemplify 'Gay Holiness'

Detroit Free Press profile delves into why these 'two very holy guys' stay in the church — and how their very presence may challenge it.

Op-ed: The Catholic Case Against Religious Exemptions

The executive director of the Catholic LGBT organization New Ways Ministry weighs in on the debate over including religious exemptions in the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

Appeals court sides with Catholic school that fired gay teacher for plans to marry his partner

Billard married his partnerin May 2015 and says he loved every minute of his teaching career even though it ended abruptly.

Buffalo Church Removes 'Jesus Had 2 Dads' Sign After Uproar

The pastor of the Catholic parish says he didn't realize the message could be construed as supporting same-sex marriage or parenting by gay couples.

Is It Time to Renounce Your Catholic Faith?

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

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.

Pope Francis Offers Advice to Gay Couple

Andrea Rubera and Dario De Gregorio say the pope assured them their kids could be brought up in the Catholic faith without facing prejudice.

Op-ed: The Pope Needs to Confront LGBT Issues

With the pope visiting our turf next month, it's high time he put 'Who am I to judge?' into action.

LGBT Catholics Welcome Pope to Philly

Queer Catholics, marriage equality supporters and allies gathered in the City of Brotherly Love, where the pope arrived Saturday for the last stop of his U.S. visit.

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N.C. Catholic Bishop Nixes Event With Pro-LGBT Nun

However, an LGBT-affirming Baptist church has stepped in to host a talk on inclusion by Sister Jeannine Gramick.

Philly Catholic Schools Ask Parents to Pledge Faithfulness

The archdiocese calls on parents to promise they'll uphold church doctrine — a potential problem for LGBT Catholics and allies.

Coming Out and Faith: A Catholic Queer Woman Latches on to Hope

In the first in a series on coming out within various faiths, graduate student Elizabeth Sextro talks about reconciling her Catholic and queer identities.

God Is Center Stage at Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation Hearings

The proceedings are less hearings and more a mass by priests about why we all should practice and abide by the Catholic faith.

What LGBT Catholics Want From Pope Francis

Six American Catholics from a variety of different paths came together in the shadow of a cathedral to share their faith experiences and thoughts on the pope's visit to the U.S. 

Detroit Catholic Archdiocese Kicks Out LGBTQ Group

The archdiocese cites "the organization's rejection of the Church's teaching on chastity" for people with "same-sex attraction."

How I Reconcile Being a Gay Catholic

Queer Catholics have long had to reconcile the dichotomy of evil in the pulpit and what they believe.

Fired Gay Teachers Seek Meeting With Pope

HRC petitions pope to change stance on firing gay teachers.