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...

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...

CEI press conference: dialogue, women and LGBT

“Leaven of Peace and Fraternity”: the Italian Church closes its Synodal Path with a call to dialogue and shared responsibility Rome, 26 October 2025 — Source: CEI press conference After four years of consultation involving over 500,000 people, 50,000 local groups, and...

Equal dignity in Christ”: Italy’s Synod chooses the path of inclusion

🌿 “Equal Dignity in Christ”: a New Breath for the Italian Church Rome, October 25, 2025 – 9:42 p.m. CEST With 781 votes in favor out of 809, the Third Synodal Assembly of the Catholic Church in Italy approved this afternoon its final document, Leaven of Peace and Hope...

Inclusion Is the Gospel Itself — Mons. Francesco Savino’s Courageous Vision of Church and Humanity

Dear friends,what many of us have been quietly building across Europe is beginning to bear fruit. Our prayers, our testimonies, our patient presence as faithful and hopeful Christians are helping the Church recognise in us a genuine desire to walk in faith. This week,...

Art corner: Carl Gopalkrishnan — Through Other Eyes

Carl Gopalkrishnan describes his practice as “drawing on religion, science, mythology, literature, politics, and music.”Born in the United Kingdom to Chinese and Indian parents and now living in Perth, Australia, he has worked for decades as a painter, printmaker,...

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 gatherings will be on Saturday, October 18, Nov. 1, 15, 29. Note that many times will change on Nov. 2. Our starting time is anchored...

Jo O’ Sullivan: A Personal Account

Sometimes in life, we have experiences which impact so strongly on us that we desperately want to share that impact with others but are reluctant to begin, for fear we can’t do the experience justice. That’s where I am right now. I’ve returned from five incredible...

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...

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

Listening

Listening

Francis speaks often about listening. Not polite waiting-for-my-turn, but true...

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...

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...

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