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...

Encounters at the LGBTIQ+ Jubilee of Hope: On Intermediaries and evocative testimonies 

The first weekend of September was an important one in the Vatican calendar, with Pope Leo XIV presiding over the canonisation ceremony of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati. These two young men separated by almost a century were raised to the altars as evocative...

Testimony of Lucia and Remo: Jubilee Pilgrimage

Testimony of Lucia and Remo, participants in the Jubilee Pilgrimage of “La Tenda di Gionata and other associations” at the Church of the Gesù in Rome, September 5, 2025 “How good and joyful it is when brothers dwell together, like oil running down the beard, perfuming...

Reminiscences on the Rainbow Jubilee of grace

Last weekend, a group of pilgrims from Drachma LGBTI+ and Drachma Parents joined about 1400 other LGBTIQ+ pilgrims from all over the world in what was a historic first Jubilee pilgrimage organised for LGBTIQ+ Catholic pilgrims under the pseudonym Jubilee for Tenda di...

Walking Through a Door Together

The rainbow cross rose above the crowd as hundreds of LGBT+ Catholics and their families walked up Via della Conciliazione. Songs, banners, and prayers turned the long road to St. Peter’s into something more than a procession: it became a visible sign that the...

A Jubilee Heard Around the World

We thought we were walking in Rome, but suddenly we were walking everywhere. About 1,400 of us, from thirty countries, with the rainbow cross lifted high, and the press caught it from every angle. The Italian papers told of the Church of Gesù overflowing, of Bishop...

Rainbow blessings in the Jubilee

What does it mean for me to walk through the Holy Doors, not just as a pilgrim, but as a Catholic LGBTI+ person? It is difficult to express the feelings and sensations that this brings to my mind and heart. But if there is a word, that is gratefulness to God.  For the...

Members of World’s Oldest LGBTQ+ Catholic Group to Participate in Vatican LGBTQ+ Pilgrimage

September 2, 2025. A delegation from DignityUSA, the world’s oldest LGBTQ+ Catholic organization, will be among the more than 1,000 people from over 30 countries participating in the first-ever Jubilee Pilgrimage for LGBTQ+ people that is recognized by the Vatican....

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, September 6th, (See times below): Just days before the Jubilee...

Private audience of Father James Martin, S.J., with Pope Leo XIV: facts, context, pastoral implications

On 1 September 2025, Pope Leo XIV received Father James Martin, S.J., in a private audience in the Apostolic Palace as part of the pope’s official schedule. Father Martin is a U.S. Jesuit, editor at large of America and founder of Outreach, a ministry serving LGBTQ...

From the Madrid Assembly to the Jubilee Pilgrimage in Rome

Hello dear pilgrims. We prepared this video to wish a good pilgrimage to all. Just days before the Jubilee Pilgrimage...

Pilgrimage

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Pilgrims’ Rest

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

THE CORNER 14

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The GNRC announces its New Board 2019-2021

The GNRC announces its New Board 2019-2021

July 29th, 2019 The GNRC announces its New Board, Co-chairs and Officials Chinese / English / Español / French / German / Portugues Dear GNRC Members, Allies and Friends, We are happy to announce that a new Board was elected on July 4th for the period of 2019-2021 by...

Vershaff mir Recht: Davis Mac-Iyalla

Vershaff mir Recht: Davis Mac-Iyalla

English / Español / German / Portuguese Davis Mac-Iyalla (45) aus Nigeria ist ein aktives Kirchenmitglied. Weil er schwul ist, muss er jeden Tag neu für Akzeptanz kämpfen: „Ich sehe die Kirche als einen Ort für alle.” Erst: Gut integriertes Gemeindemitglied. Dann:...

Dai-me Justiça: Davis Mac-Iyalla

Dai-me Justiça: Davis Mac-Iyalla

English / Español / German / Portuguese Davis Mac-Iyalla (45) é da Nigéria. É muito ativo na Igreja, mas tem de lutar, todos os dias, pela aceitação: “Creio na igualdade de todos os filhos de Deus”, diz. Davis é gay, está fora do armário e sente-se orgulhoso de o ser....

Verschaff mir Recht: Joanita Ssenfuka

Verschaff mir Recht: Joanita Ssenfuka

English / Español / German / Portugues Joanita Warry Ssenfuka (35) aus Uganda ist Telekommunikationsingenieurin und Frauenrechts-Aktivistin. Ich fastete und betete Mit sieben Jahren fühlte ich mich zu meiner besten Freundin hingezogen, mit vierzehn Jahren wurde mir...

Dai-me Justiça: Joanita Ssenfuka

Dai-me Justiça: Joanita Ssenfuka

English / Español / German / Portugues Joanita Warry Ssenfuka (35) é do Uganda e é engenheira de telecomunicações e ativista. Pedi muitas vezes a Deus que me perdoasse - por o que quer fosse. Aos sete anos senti-me atraída pela minha melhor amiga. Vivíamos juntas;...

GNRC Third Assembly: Work Summary

GNRC Third Assembly: Work Summary

3rd Assembly of the Global Network of Rainbow Catholics Chinese / English / Español / French / Portugués Proud and Prophetic LGBTI and Ally Catholics 30 June – 4 July 2019 Chicago, Illinois, United States   Invitation to the GNRC Third Assembly: We are truly...

Minuto a Minuto de la 3era Asamblea General

Minuto a Minuto de la 3era Asamblea General

¡La Asamblea General ya ha comenzado! Sigue nuestras actividades en la línea de tiempo English / Español Jueves 4 de Julio 05:00 PM: Una liturgia cierra la Tercera Asamblea de la GNRC. La Misión de ser Católicos LGBTQI Orgullosos y Proféticos continuará más allá de la...

3rd General Assembly Updates

3rd General Assembly Updates

The General Asembly has just began! Follow each activity in our timeline English / Español Thursday 4th July: 05:00 PM: A liturgy closes the Third GNRC Assembly. The Mission of being Proud and Prophetic LGBTQI Catholics will continue beyond the Assembly for all the...

Verschaff mir Recht: John Kashiha

Verschaff mir Recht: John Kashiha

English / Español / German / Portugues John Justin Kashiha (32) aus Tansania hat einen Universitätsabschluss, aber schon fünf Jobs verloren, weil er schwul ist. Die Kriminalisierung macht sein Leben schwer. „Manchmal frage ich Gott nach dem Warum und wie ich mit...

Dai-me Justiça: John Kashiha

Dai-me Justiça: John Kashiha

English / Español / German / Portugues John Justin Kashiha (32) da Tanzânia tem um título universitário, mas já perdeu cinco empregos por ser gay. A criminalização da sua sexualidade traz muitas dificuldades à sua vida: “Às vezes gostava que Deus me mostrasse como...

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História da GNRC

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