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...

The excitement is building and the day is drawing near. Soon we will be gathering...

The news that Fr. James Martin SJ met with Pope Leo today fills us with joy and...

First Catholic Conference on Faith and Sexuality in India

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

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...

XXI Latin American Youth Ministry Meeting

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...

La Importancia de Probar las Cosas en Línea

La Importancia de Probar las Cosas en Línea

En la era digital, la presencia en línea es esencial para empresas, organizaciones y personas. Sin embargo, esta presencia no puede ser simplemente estática; debe ser evaluada, ajustada y mejorada continuamente. Aquí radica la importancia de probar las cosas en línea....

Global Network of Rainbow Catholics Input To the 2024 Synod Assembly

Global Network of Rainbow Catholics Input To the 2024 Synod Assembly

Global Network of Rainbow Catholics Input To the 2024 Synod Assembly Introduction The Global Network of Rainbow Catholics (GNRC) was launched in 2015. It brings together groups and their members who work for pastoral care, justice, inclusion, dignity, and equality for...

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...

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