Reflections by Tyrone Grima, published on the GNRC Blog Europe of the Global Network of Rainbow Catholics – GNRC* website on 4 June 2026. Freely translated by the volunteers of the Gionata Project. The prayer vigils for overcoming homotransbiphobia, or as they are more often called in Malta, the celebrations for IDAHOT (International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia),...
La chiesa cattolica tedesca difende la sua guida per le benedizioni delle coppie, anche dello stesso sesso, dopo le critiche arrivate dal Vaticano. Al centro dello scontro resta una domanda concreta: una benedizione può ridursi a pochi secondi, o deve diventare un vero cammino di cura?
Reflections by Antonio De Caro In Reggio Emilia we celebrated the Prayer Vigil to overcome every form of discrimination. We were welcomed by a community with a strong and welcoming faith, by a synodal parish in which each and every one was able to enrich the prayer and consolation of each and every one with their own contribution. Beyond...
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The month of May is the month of prayer vigils to overcome all forms of discrimination and hatred against LGBTQ+ people. After the Jubilee pilgrimage and the Synod, the Italian Church has opened up more and more and promoted these initiatives of reconciliation, welcome and recognition.
2026 / Appointments / In Vigil
On Friday 26 June 2026, at 8.00 pm, in AVELLINO, at the Youth Center of Avellino, in via Morelli e Silvati 16, the Vigil for the overcoming of homotransphobia will be held, promoted by the Regional Coordination for the Pastoral Care of Inclusion of Campania, in collaboration with the Nicodemo Pastorale & Inclusione group and will be presided over by HE Monsignor Arturo Aiello, bishop of the Diocese of Avellino
The book Encounters that transform. Theology of accompaniment and life practices (Marcianum Press, 2026, 248 pages) by Luca Lunardon arises from a very concrete question: what happens when moral theology stops talking about lives from afar and begins to really listen to them? A book that starts from three concrete situations — cohabiting couples, LGBT+ people...
So who can speak on behalf of the entire LGBTQIA+ community today? But the most useful question is not who has the title to represent everyone, but what principles make a conversation between different realities possible.
Article by Danny Wicentowski*, published on the St. Louis Public Radio website (United States) on May 22, 2026. Freely translated by the Gionata Project volunteers. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet are one of the oldest religious institutions in St. Louis, United States. For more than a century these Catholic nuns have lived, prayed...
Reflections by US Archbishop John C. Wester* published on the Outreach website (United States) on 2 June 2026. Freely translated by the volunteers of the Gionata Project. In 1 Samuel 3 we find a biblical lesson that we would do well to listen to carefully today. In the silence of the night, the young Samuel hears a voice calling him, a call that at first he does not recognize as a voice...
A new challenge for us was learning how to deal with the situation when our daughter came out. This is the "periphery" we had to explore. This unexpected revelation found us unprepared and caused much pain. If the words of Scripture were a "compass" of reference for us: "You are precious in my eyes, you are worthy of esteem and I love you".
Perhaps just by how one sheep stays next to another, you can tell if a flock has really learned something from its shepherd.
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