30+ min ago  (468+ words) The governor of New York is defending a state law protecting LGBTQ+ individuals after being named a defendant in a lawsuit brought by a Westchester-based Catholic organization. Governor Kathy Hochul is being included in a suit brought by the Dominican…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (868+ words) Several Catholic parishes across the U.S. hosted Pride Masses this June, bringing hundreds of LGBTQ+ Catholics and allies together to worship with hope and joy. In New York, over 150 participants gathered for the 2026 Annual Pride Mass at the Stonewall National Monument…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (566+ words) Each week during June, the month in which much of the world celebrates Pride, Bondings 2.0 will be share at least one story of Catholics who are “Pilgrims of Pride.” The author requested privacy due to her current employment at a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (492+ words) David Palmieri is a Catholic educator and founder of Without Exception, an international network supporting the accompaniment of LGBTQ+ students in Catholic schools. He holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from The Catholic University of America, and received the National…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (648+ words) Bishop Giampio Luigi Devasini During a prayer vigil for overcoming homophobia and transphobia held on May 20, 2026 in Chiavari, Italy, a striking public act of repentance took place. In a text read aloud during the vigil, Catholics asked forgiveness from LGBTQ…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (479+ words) Anthony Giardina and Francis DeBernardo Substantial change for LGBTQ+ Catholics is grounded in the faith and advocacy of everyday believers, New Ways Ministry’s Executive Director recently told a group of Catholic ministers clergy, and aly people at a public event…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (340+ words) Several student organizations at Georgetown University have collaborated to submit a proposal for an LGBTQ+ affinity space on the Jesuit school’s campus in Washington, DC.. According to the student newspaper The Hoya, the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) formally submitted…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (326+ words) Today, we’ll look at the opinion of Father Burkhard Hose, a German priest and theologian, who launched a petition among pastoral workers opposing the Vatican’s 2021 statement forbidding blessings of same-gender couples, a directive which was eventually overturned by Fiducia Supplicans,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (290+ words) What did it feel like to be part of New Ways Ministry’s recent gathering for some U.S. bishops to meet with LGBTQ+ people, as well as some pastoral ministers, theologians, and medical personnel to discuss issues concerning LGBTQ+ issues? Her…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (471+ words) Donald Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo XIV were the headlines of the week last week, and scores of commentators weighed in on the matter. The Washington Blade sought out the opinions of Catholic LGBTQ+ leaders, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation…...