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 | 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...
by Admin | Nov 25, 2025 | **Regions**, Europe, GNRC Blog, Pastoral Care, Report
In these weeks, two signs have arrived from the heart of the Church: the Italian Bishops’ Conference has confirmed a series of pastoral proposals for LGBT+ people, and the General Secretariat of the Synod has released the recent Presentation of the Study Group. Taken...
by Admin | Nov 20, 2025 | GNRC Blog, Opinions, Pastoral Care, Report
On 16 November, the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall hosted more than 1,300 vulnerable people for the World Day of the Poor. Among them were forty-eight women from Torvaianica, some trans, many living through poverty, past violence or the fragility of the street. They were...
by Admin | Oct 25, 2025 | **Regions**, Europe, GNRC Blog, Jubilee, Pastoral Care, Press release
🌿 “Equal Dignity in Christ”: a New Breath for the Italian Church Rome, October 25, 2025 – 9:42 p.m. CEST With 781 votes in favor out of 809, the Third Synodal Assembly of the Catholic Church in Italy approved this afternoon its final document, Leaven of Peace and Hope...
by Admin | Sep 29, 2025 | **Regions**, Asia Pacific, Assembly, Opinions, Pastoral Care, Testimony
The 5th Assembly of the Global Network of Rainbow Catholics (GNRC) in Madrid, Spain, was a deeply enriching and transformative experience for me, both personally and pastorally. As a Catholic priest and an ally accompanying gender and sexual minorities in India, I...
