LGBT

Priests push back on German bishops’ controversial blessing guidance

Clergy in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising warned that the norms the cardinal is pushing risk dividing the diocese and contradict Rome’s authority

Cardinal Sarah: Gender ideology and radical Islam are ‘apocalyptic beasts’

The outspoken Guinean cardinal delivered a forceful speech in the European Parliament, condemning the promotion of gender ideology, abortion and the twisting of language

Cardinal says Church has wounded LGBT Catholics through exclusion

The Archbishop of Washington told an Outreach conference at Georgetown University that sexual morality should not be treated as the core of Christian obligation

Same-sex couple sentenced over abuse and death of adopted baby Preston Davey

Oldham Council has confirmed that an independent safeguarding review will examine how repeated warning signs were missed

Italian municipality faces scrutiny over ‘Pride’ event involving children

Politicians in northern Italy have questioned a municipality’s support for an all-ages Pride event after reports that sexually explicit material was displayed in areas accessible to children

The Catholic Herald

Spanish priest faces protests after denying Communion to man in same-sex union

The parish priest said the public nature of the civil union was incompatible with the Church’s discipline for the Eucharist

Catholic parish in Germany to offer blessings at LGBT pride event

The Catholic parish of the Sacred Heart in Pforzheim will share a stand with the local Protestant church and offer blessings at Christopher Street Day

Former novices in same-sex union featured in BBC report

Francília Costa and Luiza Silvério met while in religious formation before later entering a same-sex civil union

Pride’s retreat is not yet a conservative victory

Declining corporate support for Pride events may signal a political shift, but conservatives should be cautious about mistaking a tactical retreat for a lasting cultural transformation

Pride Month and the search for belonging

Behind the symbols and slogans of Pride Month lies a universal search for belonging that ultimately points beyond self-definition towards communion with God and others