Jesuits in US bolster outreach initiative aimed at encouraging LGBTQ+ Catholics
New York, US AP Even as Catholic dogma continues to repudiate same-sex marriage and gender transition, one of the most prominent religious orders in the United States – the Jesuits – is strengthening a unique outreach program for LGBTQ+ Catholics. The initiative – fittingly called Outreach – was founded two years ago by Rev James […]
Pope Francis praises book detailing LGBTQ ministry during HIV/AIDS pandemic
Vatican CityRNS In a letter to the author of a new book about the Catholic ministry to the LGBTQ community in the United States during the height of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, Pope Francis praised the ministry’s “discreet mercy,” despite stigma and opposition by the church. The book Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories […]