Pentecost united different LGBT + communities in Latin America in prayer

by Fernando Gonzales | Jun 1, 2020 | Events, Latin America

English / Español / French / Portugués / Chinese The virtual meeting brought together more than 40 groups and communities from various countries to pray together for the Feast of Pentecost. A prayer that asked for the special presence of the Holy Spirit in the lives...

LGBT+ Catholics from Latin America gather to remind that “when Pentecost day came round, they had all met together” (Acts 2:1)

by Fernando Gonzales | May 28, 2020 | Latin America, Press release

English / Epañol / Portugués An open and massive LGBT+ Catholic online vigil will be held on May 30 through the Zoom Platform and will include more than 40 LGBT+ Catholic communities from Latin America.   May 28, 2020. The Latin American members of the Global Network...

Board Members Profile: Antonio Ortiz

by Fernando Gonzales | May 19, 2020 | GNRC, Latin America

English / Spanish M. Antonio Ortiz Siliceo He was born in August 1978 in Mexico City in a traditional Catholic familyGraduated from the Autonomous Metropolitan University (UAM) with a BA in Graphic Communication DesignCo-founder and co-chair of the Mexico Network of...

Grant Me Justice: Luis Ramirez

by Fernando Gonzales | May 28, 2019 | Latin America

English / Español / German / Portugues Luiz Ramires (57) from Sao Paolo, Brazil works as an indicator, training teachers and principals on gender and sexual diversity. At the moment he is doing his PhD in sociology of education. Becoming a priest to not commit a sin...

Being a Woman, LGBT and Catholic in Latin America

by Fernando Gonzales | Jul 2, 2018 | Latin America, Prophecy, Womyn

In March 2018, two well-known female activists were brutally murdered: Marielle Franco in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Maria Guadalupe Hernandez in Guanajuato (México). They both shared a strong commitment with to the dispossessed and a lesbian sexual orientation, as...

The Birth and Living of a LGBTI Pastoral Care Group: Padis+ Chile

by Fernando Gonzales | Nov 21, 2016 | Latin America, Pastoral Care

Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of  joy (Psalm 126,5) English / Español / Italiano By Fr. Pedro Labrin SJ – Padis+ Chile. This testimony was originally presented at the Ways of Love Conference in Rome (October 2015). Padis+ (Sexual Diversity...