GNRC Assembly 2025 – MADRID

Experience a transformative event that brings that brings together LGBTQ+ Catholics, families, friends and allies from around the world to share, learn, and celebrate our diverse community. August 21 → 25The GNRC Assembly  offers a platform to engage in meaningful...

Contemplative Spiritual Formation Gathering

Next Contemplative Spiritual Formation Gathering The GNRC Contemplative Spiritual Formation committee invites you to its next bi-weekly contemplative gathering. Date and Time: Our next Contemplative Spiritual Formation Gathering will be on Saturday, March 22nd at: 7...

Pope Francis Health: Between Prayers and Speculations

The news cycle has been relentless. Pope Francis has fallen ill, and many engage in a race for attention, playing with extremes. Some pray, others mock. Some spread rumors, others fight to correct them. In a single day, headlines declare him dead, then alive, then...

GNRC Assembly 2025 – MADRID

Experience a transformative event that brings that brings together LGBTQ+ Catholics, families, friends and allies from around the world to share, learn, and celebrate our diverse community. August 21 → 25The GNRC Assembly  offers a platform to engage in meaningful...

THE CORNER 14

In this edition of The Corner, we invite you on a journey of reflection, celebration, and action as we highlight stories, initiatives, and voices from our global LGBT+ faith communities. This issue is a testament to the resilience, creativity, and solidarity that...

Transgender Day of Remembrance 2024

Today, we remember. Transgender Day of Remembrance is a solemn occasion, a day to honour and mourn the lives of transgender people who have been taken from us through acts of violence and hatred. As Catholics, we are called to stand with those on the margins, just as...

First Catholic Conference on Faith and Sexuality in India

In this time of synodality, when Pope Francis calls us to walk together and listen deeply, we find moments that touch our souls and open our hearts to a broader vision of the Church. One such moment came to life in Pune, India, through the efforts of my group Bridge...

India: A Synodal Approach to Pastoral Care and Social Inclusion

We are thrilled to announce the "Gender and Sexual Minorities in India: A Synodal Approach to Pastoral Care and Social Inclusion", a conference organized by Ishvani Kendra and our member group, Bridge and Embrace. This event aims to unite faith communities to build...

The Corner 13 – BLESSINGS, DIGNITY, AND THE STRUGGLE FOR INCLUSION

We are pleased to release the 13th edition of "The Corner," now available as a free PDF. This issue delves into some of the most pressing topics at the intersection of faith, social justice, and global events, offering insights that resonate across the Catholic...

Global Network of Rainbow Catholics Prays Pope’s Meeting with Ugandan Activist Helps End Country’s Law Criminalizing LGB People

17 August, 2024. The Global Network of Rainbow Catholics (GNRC), which brings together Catholic organizations across the world that work for good pastoral care and justice for LGBTI people, applauds Pope Francis for meeting with Ugandan LGBTI Civil Rights activist...

XXI Latin American Youth Ministry Meeting

  In July, representatives from the Global Network of Rainbow Catholics (GNRC) Latin America region participated in the XXI Latin American Meeting of National Representatives of Youth Ministry (ELARNPJ) in Paraguay. This significant event, organized by the Latin...

Webinar: IN/verse

on trans identities, poetry, judaism Sunday 27...

​The Global Network of Rainbow Catholics (GNRC) extends heartfelt prayers for Pope Francis as he...

Guest Corner: Fiducia Supplicans

Guest Corner: Fiducia Supplicans

This article was first published in the Japanese Theological Quarterly. Publishing kindly allowed by Mary McAleese. The Declaration Fiducia Supplicans promulgated by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith with Papal approval in December 2023 has provoked...

A New Chapter in Faith and Inclusivity: Blessings

A New Chapter in Faith and Inclusivity: Blessings

On December 19th, the Vatican's announcement to allow blessings for individuals in same-sex relationships marked a significant moment for inclusivity within the Catholic Church. This development, focusing on blessing individuals rather than couples, has prompted a...

Our Voices Matter! Let’s Lift Them Up!

Our Voices Matter! Let’s Lift Them Up!

October’s Synod Assembly is on the horizon, and it’s time for the voices of LGBTIQ+ Catholics to ring loud and clear. The Global Network of Rainbow Catholics (GNRC) invites you to join our Synod Listening Sessions.

It’s all about getting your thoughts on the table for the 2024 Assembly, themed “Towards the 2024 Assembly.” This is where you come in. Share your experiences, your hopes, and let’s make an impact together.

The Corner #12

The Corner #12

Happy New Year! "The Corner" is back with its 12th edition, packed with updates and stories that matter; real, impactful narratives that mirror our collective journey towards a more inclusive Church. A Year of Transformation and Tributes Reflecting on 2023, we...

Fiducia Supplicans On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings

Fiducia Supplicans On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings

A Historic Step Forward: Embracing Blessings for Same-Sex Couples in the Catholic Church Pope Francis continues to surprise, delight and infuriate us, in equal measures, depending on your conservative or more liberal views. But what cannot be denied is that he is...

Remembering Cris Serra: A Light in Our GNRC Community

Remembering Cris Serra: A Light in Our GNRC Community

It is with heavy hearts and a profound sense of loss that we, the Global Network of Rainbow Catholics (GNRC), remember Cris Serra, whose life and legacy continue to inspire us. Cris, a former GNRC Board member, psychologist, author, and relentless advocate for justice...

Pope Francis meets GNRC

Pope Francis meets GNRC

”Go ahead!”: Pope Francis encourages Catholic LGBT+ leaders to move forward **Rome, October 25, 2023** Today, during his weekly General Audience, Pope Francis reflected on Saints Cyril and Methodius, emphasising their efforts to ground the Church's message in local...

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