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What keeps the disciples locked behind closed doors is what keeps us locked behind closed doors: not simply fear, but the belief that God could never bring anything good out of a bad situation.

In 100 words or less, describe moments when you were proud to be LGBTQ and Catholic, or how an LGBTQ loved one inspired your faith.

I am reminded in the most unexpected of places that a sense of belonging doesn’t have to disappear because we’re fearful of being fully recognized for who we are.

It’s important for churches to mark Pride Month and remind our LGBTQ friends that they are welcome in what is, after all, their church, too.

A group of journalists and Vatican experts, who were in Rome for the election of Pope Leo XIV, will offer analysis and insight on the first weeks of his papacy.

We are living in a time when the freedom to teach the true content of history is being challenged across the nation at all levels. I cannot overemphasize the importance of simply teaching the truth of our nation’s history—its events and its people—because of the impact it can have in moving people toward self-acceptance, pride and a better understanding of each other.

Because it’s Jesus’s prayer, it must be our prayer too: That they—that we—may be one.

The Spirit works as it wills. Its workings can be mysterious. But they are not to be doubted.