On May 1, the United Methodist Church -- a global, U.S.-based Protestant denomination -- announced the reversal of what its leadership termed "one of the sources of heated, often painful dispute" among members of the denomination: Without debate, the UMC's top legislative
ANAHEIM, Calif. (OSV News) -- The Vatican's decision to allow varying implementations of its recent document on blessings for people in irregular and same-sex unions is part of a "great move toward decentralization" in the Catholic Church amid the ongoing Synod on
NAIROBI, Kenya (OSV News) -- As the synod discussing the future of the Catholic Church wraps up in Rome, bishops from Africa reiterated their support for church teaching on homosexuality and their opposition to homosexual acts, a topic that appeared in synodal
Pope Francis welcomed Loretto Sister Jeannine Gramick, co-founder of New Ways Ministry, and members of the ministry's staff to his residence Oct. 17, spending 50 minutes with them, New Ways said.
New Ways Ministry, a LGBTQ+ outreach, described the meeting in a press
An interfaith group of Maryland parents has asked a federal appeals court to allow them to opt their children out of classroom instruction pertaining to books containing LGBTQ+ themes to which they object on religious grounds.
Pittsburgh Bishop David A. Zubik has been meeting with people in the LGBTQ+ community following a canceled June "Pride Mass" at a Catholic university, saying he hopes "to pave a path for LGBTQ people to feel and be more welcomed" in the
Those who minister to, or are part of, the community of people who identify as LGBTQ+ have observed a noted shift with respect to them and their concerns in the working document for the Catholic Church's forthcoming synod of bishops convened by
Throughout Pride Month in June, our culture has been inundated with symbols and ad campaigns pushing an agenda that suggests people of all ages should identify with their sexual desires or their own understanding of gender. However, one Catholic apostolate that ministers
The third annual Outreach gathering of LGBTQ+ Catholics was held at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University over the weekend.
The conference, which launched in 2021, has each year been encouraged by the Holy Father who this year sent "best regards" to
Thousands pray and protest in LA on day Dodgers honor controversial ‘Sisters’ drag group
A demonstration described as a "prayerful procession" drew thousands of people who opposed the Los Angeles Dodgers' honoring a controversial drag group June 16 at the baseball team's annual Pride Night event.