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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

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, June 28th, (See times below): 7 a.m. San Francisco/Vancouver; 8...

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 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?...

South Korean Coverage Highlights Global LGBTQ+ Catholic Hopes Amid Papal Transition

LGBT+ people are also part of the Church… May the Pope be one who embraces them” By Jang Ye-ji, Reporter         In over 2,000 years of Catholic history, homosexuals and LGBTQ individuals have endured long-standing discrimination and exclusion. The...

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

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...

Building Bridges after Francis

Building bridges after Francis The papers speak of a centrist Pope. The Italian newspaper La Repubblica called him "cosmopolitan," highlighting his pastoral experience across Latin America, North America, and Europe (source). Axios noted he is "neither culture warrior...

Pilgrims’ Rest

After the journey, a shared table.The Pilgrims’ Rest is an invitation to a shared table on the occasion of the Jubilee pilgrimage of LGBT+ people “Pellegrinaggio de La Tenda di Gionata e altre associazioni”. It is a space of rest after a day full of prayer and...

Welcome Pope Leo XIV

All of us have prayed for our Church and that the Holy Spirit would guide the Cardinals in their solemn responsibility to choose our next Pope—one who understands and cares not only for the institution of the Church, but also for its 1.4 billion followers around the...

Pope Francis: A beacon of hope

It was just a few minutes after 10.00 am when my husband Tyrone told me with palpable shock, “Pope Francis has died.” We rushed to switch on the TV. The news was official. The Pope had really died. Talk about surprises! This was very unexpected. The previous day,...

Pilgrims’ Rest

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

THE CORNER 14

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

JOY LADIN IN/VERSE: on trans identities, poetry, judaism 🌈✨ Join us for a powerful...

In 2015, it was in Rome. In 2017, Munich. 2019 Chicago. Then in 2022 México City,...

Faith and Distance: A Reflection on the Church in Hungary Hungary is a nation with...

The LGBT+ Death Sentence in Uganda

The LGBT+ Death Sentence in Uganda

Raise our voices The past few months has seen the tension being ramped up and LGBT+ groups and individuals being forced to curtail their activities. The Parliament in Uganda has driven through legislation to criminalise any one, directly or indirectly who has links...

A day on the life of Christine, the Hemorrhoisa

A day on the life of Christine, the Hemorrhoisa

Article by Victoria Rodriguez for Trans Visibility Day Image by Julia Stankova Chris, Christine, the Hemorrhoisa (menstruating woman), doesn’t know what to do anymore. The bleeding doesn’t stop, although she have been taking the infusion three times at day like the...

Join the Rainbow Stations of the Cross on Lent 2023

Join the Rainbow Stations of the Cross on Lent 2023

Rainbow Stations of the Cross: The Journey towards LGBTQ Equality Good Friday reminds us of the life and execution of Jesus, filled with love and compassion for all - including the LGBTQIA+ community! You are invited to the Rainbow Contemplatives' Online community - a...

Clampdown on LGBT rights in Kenya and Uganda

Clampdown on LGBT rights in Kenya and Uganda

    Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash Despite a recent Supreme Court ruling in Kenya in favour of LGBT+ organisations, the backlash from government and Church leaders has created much hurt and violence for our communities. A few days ago, Uganda lawmakers...

GNRC PR on Approving Blessings of Same-Sex Couples

GNRC PR on Approving Blessings of Same-Sex Couples

Global Network of Rainbow Catholics Praise German Bishops for Approving Blessings of Same-Sex Couples 12 March 2023. The Global Network of Rainbow Catholics (GNRC) applauds the Catholic Bishops of Germany who have voted to support formal blessings of same-sex couples....

GNRC Previous Boards

GNRC Board 2019 – 2021 The GNRC Board now operates under its newly implemented constitution. The two Co-Chairs, Secretary, Region Representative, Diversity Representative and Media Co-Ordinator were elected by its members at the Mexico Assembly in September 2022. The...

Board

GNRC Board 2022 – 2025 The GNRC Board now operates under its newly implemented constitution. The two Co-Chairs, Secretary, Treasurer, Region Representative, Diversity Representative and Media Co-Ordinator were elected by its members at the Mexico Assembly in September...

Salt of the Church? by Chris Vella

Salt of the Church? by Chris Vella

Salt of the Earth! What a wonderful metaphor of what each Christian is called to be: To make a difference; to be a beacon; to be a sign of God’s hope; to be a sign to power.

Homosexuality is not a crime!

Homosexuality is not a crime!

Pope says "homosexuality is not a crime" Pope Francis has made a long awaited and much praised statement on homosexuality during an interview with the Associated Press by declaring "homosexuality is not a crime".  Link Below is a statement from the GNRC Co_Chairs...

全球天主教彩虹网络致波兰主教们的公开信

全球天主教彩虹网络致波兰主教们的公开信：请保护你们的羊群 “我们希望作为教友的牧者（主教和神父），你们将使用任何可能的方式来保护每个人的尊严和人权，这包括LGBTIQ+人士和他们的家人。”...

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