Michigan church fires beloved music director of 34 years over same-sex marriage
Many of the parishioners are outraged.
November 2, 2024
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Thou Shalt Not Place Hidden Camera in Church Bathroom
A Catholic priest in Oregon has been placed on leave following allegations that he planted a hidden camera in his church's men's room.
July 14, 2015
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.
April 24, 2015
British priest dead, another arrested after night of poppers, ecstasy, and gay sex
A drug-fueled night of sex turned deadly.
October 9, 2024
Catholic Students Rally Around Schoolmate Punished for Pride Shirt
A student at St. Francis of Assisi School in Baltimore was forced to remove her LGBTQ+ Pride T-shirt in front of everyone at a church service.
November 23, 2021
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
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.
September 26, 2014
Pope Francis: Catholics Should Apologize to the LGBT Community
Many have hailed the religious leader's statements as “a groundbreaking moment” for LGBT people.
June 27, 2016
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
Ex-Pope Benedict XVI, a Staunch Anti-LGBTQ+ Pontiff, Dies at 95
The Pope Emeritus, who retired from the papacy in 2013, said marriage equality was the product of the Antichrist.
December 31, 2022
Four Other Vatican Overtures to LGBT People
The news this week from Rome doesn't indicate unequivocal support for LGBT people, but it's line with a shift in tone that's marked Pope Francis's tenure. Here are some other examples.
October 14, 2014
Pope Pulls Marriage Equality Opponent From Vatican Panel
Pope Francis's removal of Cardinal Raymond Burke from the Congregation for Bishops and appointment of a more moderate member may signal positive change.
December 17, 2013
Antigay, Anti-Vax Cardinal Raymond Burke Has COVID, on Ventilator
Burke has been a vaccine skeptic and encouraged Catholics to attend Mass in person despite the health risks, partly to combat transgender activism.
August 18, 2021
Pope Francis: Gender Theory Doesn't 'Recognize Order of Creation'
Just one month after the pope held a historic private meeting with a transgender man and his fiancee, a new book includes antitransgender remarks from the pontiff.
February 20, 2015
'The Francis Effect': A Historic LGBT Pilgrimage to Rome
LGBT Catholics on a pilgrimage to Rome were for the first time given VIP seats near Pope Francis himself for the pontiff's weekly audience in St. Peter's Square.
February 18, 2015
Antigay Cardinal: Attend Mass in Person to Fight 'Gender Theory'
Raymond Burke says Catholics should attend in person despite COVID-19 to combat "the pervasive attack upon the integrity of human sexuality."
March 23, 2020
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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September 26, 2015
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
Will Youth Synod Message's to LGBTQ Catholics Be One of Inclusion?
There have been mixed signals coming out of the bishops' meeting, which has entered its final week.
October 22, 2018
Philadelphia Catholic Parish Reneges on Hosting LGBT Events
LGBT groups planned events surrounding Pope Francis's visit in September, but now they'll have to move to another venue.
August 19, 2015
