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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...

In the beautiful Chiesa del Gesu where the great and good of our LGBT+ community...

Las semillas de la 4a asamblea de la GNRC en México.

Las semillas de la 4a asamblea de la GNRC en México.

Las semillas de la 4a asamblea de la GNRC en México. (scroll down for the English version) Mirar desde la esperanza fue la primer semilla que se sembró en mi desde aquel septiembre del 2022, fecha en que se llevó a cabo en la ciudad de México la cuarta asamblea de la...

History does not repeat (if we learn, remember, and act)

History does not repeat (if we learn, remember, and act)

Over the past few years, many of us engaged in faith-based and civil society activism have sensed a growing hostility in the air. Ari Shaw’s recently wrote an article in Foreign Affairs confirming with clarity that it is not only a matter of perception. The rise in...

The problem isn’t that we exist—it’s that we’re visible

The problem isn’t that we exist—it’s that we’re visible

Being a sexually diverse person and choosing to preserve your spiritual identity as a Catholic has been one of the most intense and complex journeys of my life. There are days when I’ve felt like David standing before Goliath: small, unarmed, fragile, vulnerable. Not...

Walking Together in a Time of Change

Walking Together in a Time of Change

In a world shifting under our feet, we need to stop and breathe together. The GNRC Assembly 2025, to be held this August in Madrid, takes place at a moment that few of us could have foreseen. A change of Pope, waves of political instability across continents, rising...

The Jubilee: A Time of Restitution, Liberation, and Conversion

The Jubilee: A Time of Restitution, Liberation, and Conversion

The Jubilee: A Time of Restitution, Liberation, and ConversionReflections by Don Gian Luca Carrega What does it mean to celebrate the Jubilee in the spirit of Jesus? Is it merely a religious tradition, or a deeper invitation to rethink justice, community, and freedom?...

Vigils for the Overcoming of Homophobia, Transphobia, Biphobia

Vigils for the Overcoming of Homophobia, Transphobia, Biphobia

The City in VigilExplore cities that welcome vigils, creating spaces of inclusion and hope.The history of the VigilsLearn more on the first Vigil and how they became an international eventGrarphic KitDownload the free and customizable graphic kit, to promote local...

Prayer Vigils in Malta

Prayer Vigils in Malta

Each year in May, communities across the world gather for the Ecumenical Prayer Vigils to Overcome Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. These vigils form a shared spiritual movement grounded in remembrance, prayer, and hope. They are not tied to one name or...

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.

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