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...

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...

Voices of Resistance: The Colectivo TLGB of Bolivia and the Activism of Rodolfo Vargas

I’m a member of the Colectivo TLGB of Bolivia, committed to activism and social justice for diverse sexual and gender identities in my country. As a member of the Colectivo TLGB of Bolivia, I’ve witnessed firsthand how activism rooted in courage, resilience, and...

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...

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, July 12th, (See times below): 7 a.m. San Francisco/Vancouver; 8...

My Rainbow Contemplative Journey with GNRC – By Argel Oclarit, Philippines

GNRC Assembly 2025 – A Series of Stories As we prepare for the GNRC Assembly 2025 in Spain,  we’re sharing a series of personal reflections from members around the world. Each story reveals how faith, identity, and community come together in unique and powerful ways...

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...

Pilgrims’ Rest

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

THE CORNER 14

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

¡La 4ª Asamblea Mundial de Católicos Arcoíris llega a Madrid! Del 1 al 5 de octubre...

Building a Church of True Welcome A recent meeting between Spain’s Minister of...

Transgender Women in Torvaianica Pray for Pope Francis In a small parish by the sea...

Join the Accompaniment Project on 2022

Join the Accompaniment Project on 2022

Ready to join the Accompaniment Project? The GNRC are developing a crucial project in the coming years: the Accompaniment Project. The project will involve listening to GNRC communities around the world to get acquainted with each other's stories, charisms and gifts....

Catholic Witness on World AIDS Day 2021

Catholic Witness on World AIDS Day 2021

Gonzalo Jiménez - a Chilean gay man, Catholic, Counselor, Member of Padis+ Chile - lives with HIV and shares with us his witness on World AIDS Day. Also, Gonzalo recently founded an ONG in Chile called Fundación Circulo de Apoyo Positivo. Discover in the following...

Advent 2021 – a Suyaquiqui Full of Love and Hope

Advent 2021 – a Suyaquiqui Full of Love and Hope

We´d like to invite you to our final Sunday of Advent / Suyaquiqui 2021 bless in December 19 by 8 am Mexico City / 9 am New York / 11 am Sao Paulo - Buenos Aires - Santiago / 2 pm London / 3 pm Rome Time on our GNRC YouTube Channel. We will share the Christmas prayers...

Rainbow Letter to the Ecclesial Assembly

Rainbow Letter to the Ecclesial Assembly

You may find the Rainbow Letter to the Ecclesial Assembly available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. FROM THE LATINAMERICAN COMMUNITIES OF THE GLOBAL NETWORK OF RAINBOW CATHOLICS AND ALLY GROUPS TO THE ECCLESIAL ASSEMBLY November 26, 2021 Dear Latin-American...

The Church Must Stand With The Weak And The Persecuted In Ghana

The Church Must Stand With The Weak And The Persecuted In Ghana

Global Network of LGBTIQ+ Catholics claims that "the Church must stand with the weak and the persecuted" in Ghana GNRC advocates for the threatened Ghanaian LGBTIQ+ community due to the advances of new criminalization bill supported by Ghana’s Catholic Bishops....

Perspectives from Queer Catholic Theologians of Color

Perspectives from Queer Catholic Theologians of Color

Queer Catholic Theologians of Color Offer “A New Agenda for Catholic Theology and Ministry” A group of LGBTIQ+ Catholic theologians and advocates from the Americas, Asia-Pacific regions, and Europe held a conference at Loyola University of Chicago to discuss being...

Finally an Asia Pacific Region Mindfulness Reflection!

Finally an Asia Pacific Region Mindfulness Reflection!

We are very happy to announce that there will be a Mindfulness Reflection gathering at a convenient time (finally!) for those living in the Asia Pacific Region on Saturday, October 9th. It is sponsored by the Australian Rainbow Catholics InterAgency for Ministry and...

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