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This Mother’s Day, let us mirror to LGBTQ people the love of Mary

Views David Palmieri / May 11, 2024

When I travel to Rome next month, I will offer a private prayer at the Pietà for Holy Mother Church and all mothers of LGBTQ children

Pope Francis has routinely criticized “gender ideology.” What does he mean?

Views David Palmieri / March 26, 2024

Pope Francis is not rejecting transgender persons, but the idea that gender is fleeting. This subtle insight is essential.

A reminder for the Christmas dinner table: No, LGBTQ persons are not marked for hell.

Views David Palmieri / December 22, 2023

Hell is a consequence for those who stubbornly persist in sin and reject God’s grace and mercy. So, no, LGBTQ persons do not go to hell because of who they are.

Five commitments the Synod made to the church and what they mean for LGBTQ Catholics

Views David Palmieri / December 13, 2023

Two years of global listening brought forward the joys and sorrows of LGBTQ Catholics, so we need to be empathetic towards those who say the Synod report was a letdown.

Cleveland diocese requires schools to “out” trans students to their parents

NewsViews David Palmieri / October 16, 2023

The directive, which appears to be the first of its kind among other U.S. diocesan policies addressing gender identity in schools, requires the schools to inform students’ parents “with reasonable promptness.”

Synodal documents reveal a shift in how the church describes LGBTQ people

Views David Palmieri / October 7, 2023

Using this acronym is historic because the church has long persisted in an argument against these letters and their variations, at times denying that LGBTQ people, described as such, even exist.

Baltimore archbishop tells Outreach he hopes to “form Christian disciples” in LGBTQ pastoral ministry

Views David Palmieri / July 28, 2023

Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, the current U.S.C.C.B. vice president, released last week “Like Every Disciple,” a set of guidelines written as a personal letter for the pastoral accompaniment of LGBTQ persons.

A new strategy for gender identity questions in Catholic schools: transcendence

Views David Palmieri / July 10, 2023

The best pastoral ministers are also very effective at tending to and honoring stories. This is the way of Jesus.

Catholic schools must show LGBTQ students they are loved

Views David Palmieri / March 7, 2023

Our mission is to help students move through a process of self-discovery, guiding them toward a transcendent horizon where they meet Jesus Christ and a better version of themselves.

Exclusionary diocesan policies on gender and sexuality can harm LGBTQ students’ mental health

Views David Palmieri / March 6, 2023

Studies from the Centers for Disease Control in 2016 and 2019 show alarmingly elevated risks of suicide among LGBTQ teens.