GNRC nominated for the 2025 San Sebastián Award in Spirituality

The Global Network of Rainbow Catholics has been officially nominated for the San Sebastián Awards 2025 (XVI Edition) in the category Spirituality. This nomination comes from the San Sebastián Community in Colombia, a network of Catholics who celebrate faith,...

Contemplative Spiritual Formation Gathering

The GNRC Contemplative Spiritual Formation committee invites you to its up coming bi-weekly online gathering. Date and Time: Our next gathering will be on Saturday, Nov. 29. We meet every two weeks on Saturdays (e.g., Dec. 13, 27, Jan. 10, 24) 7 a.m.   San...

The Synodal Winds of Change in the Catholic Church

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...

Reaction to the Interim Report Study Group 9

Reaction to the Interim Report Study Group 9, published by the General Secretariat of the Synod on 17 November 2025 What springs most into view for me, a lesbian catholic, is that homosexuality is one of three issues formerly labeled as “controversial”, which in this...

Lunch with Pope Leo

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...

GNRC nominated for the 2025 San Sebastián Award in Spirituality

The Global Network of Rainbow Catholics has been officially nominated for the San Sebastián Awards 2025 (XVI Edition) in the category Spirituality. This nomination comes from the San Sebastián Community in Colombia, a network of Catholics who celebrate faith,...

The Corner 15: The Open Door

With this new edition of The Corner, GNRC reaches a moment that feels like a milestone and a threshold. A door opens. Through it we can look back with gratitude and forward with quiet trust. Something is concluded. Everything continues. Madrid and Rome: where...

The synodal pathway – Trust in the Slow Work of God

“Above all, trust in the slow work of God…that ideas mature gradually — let them grow. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Jesuit, theologian, French palaeontologist (1881–1955) I want to share some good news with you: the Synodal Pathway of the Italian Church is entering a...

Sr. Prema: A Life-Changing Encounter of Faith and Inclusion

My overall impression of the conference is overwhelmingly positive, It was a truly unforgettable, life-changing experience filled with grace and profound meaning in my life. I felt deeply fortunate to be among people of such remarkable integrity and spiritual...

Art corner: Matthew LaBanca — When Faith, Identity and Witness Meet

Matthew LaBanca stands at the intersection of devotion, creativity and identity. A Broadway-actor turned music teacher in a New York Catholic school, LaBanca’s story became the foundation of his solo play COMMUNION. According to his website, the show is “based on the...

Voices from Africa: Rev. Antonio Ocharo

I am Bishop Antonio Ocharo of the Catholic Church in Exile, Diocese of Kenya. I am married with 4 children. I was raised up as a Roman Catholic adherent and later in life I joined a Roman Catholic Seminary pursuing studies in philosophy and theology in preparation for...

Pilgrimage

2025Jubilee Pilgrimage  The Global Network...

Pilgrims’ Rest

After the journey, a shared table.The Pilgrims’...

THE CORNER 14

In this edition of The Corner, we invite you on...
Family!

Family!

“The Church is a family of families.” — Pope Francis, Amoris Laetitia (no. 87) I...

Diego speaks in fragments. Three videos. One life. He chose to share these...

GNRC Newsletter Nº9 Language Compilation

GNRC Newsletter Nº9 Language Compilation

GNRC Newsletter Nº9 (PDF file) available in Chinese, English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. Chinese Version:        GNRC Newsletter N9 Chinese English Version:        GNRC Newsletter N9 English French Version:        GNRC Newsletter N9 French Spanish Version:     ...

#outinchurch is a Light of Hope

#outinchurch is a Light of Hope

Global Catholic Network considers #outinchurch - a new LGBTIQ Catholic workers initiative - as “a light of hope for those who feel currently threatened” GNRC recognizes the risks that LGBTIQ Catholic workers face in Church institutions worldwide and celebrates the...

Out in Church – A Church without Fear

Out in Church – A Church without Fear

Out in Church - A Church without Fear for LGBTIQ Catholic Workers in Germany Out in Church is a new German LGBTIQ Catholic workers association that belongs to institutions such as schools, colleges, NGO´s, and other offices / departments inside the Catholic Church....

An LGBTIQ Pastoral Care Initiative in the Church?

An LGBTIQ Pastoral Care Initiative in the Church?

About Good Practices: An LGBTIQ Pastoral Care Initiative in the Church? This is text was writtem by Luis Mariano González García - member of GNRC Member Group  Crismhom in Madrid, Spain - and original published in Spanish on the CLC Spain Website  A NEED The life of...

Sr Maria Luisa Berzosa FI Letter for the Synod

Sr Maria Luisa Berzosa FI Letter for the Synod

INVITATION WITH "S" FOR THE SYNODAL PATH My friends: I have been thinking for several days about some suggestions for the Synodal path and after passing them through my heart before the Lord, I decide to share them with all of you, in case they help us in this...

GNRC 2021 Hits: A Year Full of Blessings

GNRC 2021 Hits: A Year Full of Blessings

This is a summary of GNRC´s greatest 2021 hits on our Website and Social Media. Are you ready to get surprised? Farewell 2021 and Welcome 2022! Spoiler Alert: Our Celebrations, Theological Resources and Pope Francis are present in most of the cathegories. 2021 Hits:...

Catholic Books on Brave LGBTIQ Witness

Catholic Books on Brave LGBTIQ Witness

Find here the full list of Catholic Books on LGBTIQ Witness from rainbow folks, their families and allies. The Image They See – Paul Becker. English: In my vision and through brief witness, I want to inspire readers to dig into their souls and search for the true...

Catholic Books on Queer Theology

Catholic Books on Queer Theology

Find the full list of Catholic Books on Queer Theology about sexual diversity an gender identity here. Know My Name: A Gay Liberation Theology - Author: Richard Cleaver. English : The place of gay men and women in the community of faith has become one of the most...

Catholic Books on LGBTIQ History

Catholic Books on LGBTIQ History

Find here the full list of Catholic Books on LGBTIQ History of our community and their families in the Church. Rising Seeds (Original: Aufgehende Saat) - Author: Michael Brinkschroeder. German : On 2017 HuK (Homosexuelle und Kirche), the LGBTI Ecumenical Christian...

Catholic Books on LGBTIQ Pastoral Care

Catholic Books on LGBTIQ Pastoral Care

This compilation include some remarkable suggested readings on Pastoral Care for the LGBTIQ community and their families. Even we don´t know from  where to start as there are so many options and all come from great contributions. Allways our Children - Author: US...

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