by Admin | Mar 21, 2026 | GNRC Blog, Opinions, Press release
🇬🇧 Global Network of Rainbow Catholics Response to Final Report of the Study Group on Women’s Participation in the Life and Leadership of the Church The Global Network of Rainbow Catholics (GNRC) brings together groups and individuals who work for pastoral care and...
by Admin | Mar 16, 2026 | **Regions**, GNRC Blog, Latin America, Opinions, Pastoral Care
On 1 March, in the Diocese of Jundiaí, Bishop Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto welcomed Catholic LGBT+ groups from the state of São Paulo into the episcopal residence. And while some headlines rushed toward scandal. We prefer to begin with the facts. The day began with Mass...
by Admin | Mar 8, 2026 | GNRC Blog, Opinions
Women carry a large part of the daily life of the Church. They teach the faith to children, accompany the sick, organize parish life, keep communities alive in places where priests are few. In many parts of the world, if women disappeared from parish life on Sunday...
by Admin | Feb 7, 2026 | GNRC Blog, Opinions
In December last year, a Study Commission on the Women’s Diaconate, convened by Pope Francis, finally voted against endorsing the ordination of women as deacons, either for the ministry specifically, or as part of priesthood—in no small part foundering on the question...
by Admin | Feb 1, 2026 | **Regions**, Africa, GNRC Blog, Pastoral Care, Testimony
Australia 1 February 2026 – – By Fr C.B. I speak as a priest who reached 50 this year, but first as a human being who has learned, often painfully, that faith is not a refuge from struggle, but a place where struggle is allowed to speak. I come from a land...
