Six young Roman Catholics are preparing for a journey to Panama, to attend the Vatican-sponsored World Youth Day 2019, where they will bring a message that the church must treat lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) people with respect and advocate for their welfare. The pilgrims, ages 23 […]
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A coalition of Catholic organizations that work for LGBTQI equality has launched a website to combat unjust hiring and firing practices targeted at LGBTQI individuals at Catholic institutions, including schools, hospitals, parishes and social service organizations. ChurchWorkerJustice.org is a project of the Equally Blessed coalition and was developed in collaboration […]
– For immediate release – Time: Monday, 20th August at 4.00pm Place: Trinity School of Religion, ISE-Loyola Building, Trinity College Dublin Dr. Mary McAleese, will launch the Wijngaards Institute’s new academic research report on ‘LGBT Catholics & Gender Theologies’ during a press conference on Monday, August 20. This will be followed by a panel discussion confronting […]
Four US bishops joined sixteen other religious leaders in signing on to an open letter, published December 15, which described the “deeply troubling” movement to “enforce the false idea – that a man can be or become a woman or vice versa.” The letter goes on to state, “we come […]
On Wednesday, December 7, 2016, the Vatican reaffirmed a 2005 ban on ordinations of gay priests, stating that “persons with homosexual tendencies” cannot be admitted to Catholic seminaries. Pope Francis approved the document, which goes on to say that gay men “find themselves in a situation that gravely hinders them from […]
In remarks at a gathering of Catholics in Georgia, Pope Francis said that gender theory is “the great enemy of marriage,” and that “the whole world is at war trying to destroy marriage.” He repeated previous claims that the Church has to defend itself “from ideological colonization.” At the same time, when speaking about […]
During a meeting with Polish bishops while attending World Youth Day, Pope Francis concluded his remarks by complaining that children are being taught “that everyone can choose their gender.” He also called this “ideological colonization” by “very influential countries.” Members of the Equally Blessed Coalition had this to say, following […]
In a press conference on Sunday, June 26, during a flight back to Rome, Pope Francis said that the Catholic Church must apologize to gay people: “The church must say it’s sorry for not having comported itself well many times, many times. … I believe that the church not only must say it’s […]
The Equally Blessed Coalition stands with the Arcus Foundation, along with dozens of LGBTQ Latinx groups and other allies, to reaffirm our resolve to end violence against marginalized communities following the Orlando tragedy. The LGBTQ Latinx community faces disturbing realities. As the U.S. Latinx population has grown, the incidence of […]
The Equally Blessed coalition is horrified and saddened at the tragic and unnecessary deaths of 50 people at the Pulse Orlando night club on June 12, and we pray for swift recoveries for the additional 53 people who were injured. As LGBTQI Catholics and allies, we decry violence in all […]
