LGBTQ+ & the Church

12+ hour, 21+ min ago   (353+ words) On 12 June 2023, the head of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in the US, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, stated that those who condemn Orthodox worship in a church with LGBT flags have no kindness. During the Great Vespers St Bartholomew’s Church, which…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (397+ words) Honey Davenport delivered a sermon titled "Unity" as a guest reflection during the church's annual Folsom Sunday service(Image: mccsf/Instagram) A church has sparked fierce criticism after welcoming a gay adult film star and non-binary drag performer to deliver…...

16+ hour, 17+ min ago   (682+ words) VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday urged Catholic leaders to accompany families courageously in their weaknesses and failures, as he embraced one of Pope Francis' most contentious teachings about welcoming Catholics in second marriages and otherwise "irregular" unions. Leo…...

19+ hour, 36+ min ago   (753+ words) Pope Leo XIV blesses a baby as he leaves after his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. Leo opened a weeklong, closed-door conference assessing the implementation of Francis’ 2016 document “The Joy of Love.” Leo…...

17+ hour, 14+ min ago   (412+ words) Vatican, 09 October, 2026 / 2:16 pm (ACI Africa). ROME — Pope Leo XIV will open an international congress on fertility and infertility on Oct. 16, bringing together specialists from a range of disciplines to address the scientific, anthropological, and ethical challenges related to sexuality and…...

20+ hour, 16+ min ago   (1553+ words) AUSTIN, Texas ( The Texas Tribune)– When a group of parents sued earlier this year over a new state law requiring public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, state Sen. Mayes Middleton was ready. “There is no such thing as…...

18+ hour, 56+ min ago   (128+ words) The Catholic Thing on Friday, October 9, 2026 Ten years after Amoris Laetitia, Pope Leo revisits one of the most controversial documents of Pope Francis’ pontificate. Raymond Arroyo, Fr. Gerald Murray, and Robert Royal examine the Vatican’s renewed focus on marriage and…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (154+ words) — the price of believing you were different. The sheer audacity of thinking you’d be the exception when their entire history was telling you otherwise. You know how they treated the people before you. You hear the stories, recognize the patterns,…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1280+ words) October 9, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — On the third day of a weeklong Vatican meeting on marriage and family Oct. 9, Catholic bishops grappled with a trend that worries many Church…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1455+ words) When a group of parents sued earlier this year over a new state law requiring public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, state Sen. Mayes Middleton was ready. “There is no such thing as ‘separation of church and state…...