Author: Luigi and Valeria

Testimonials

The “mask theology” of a Kenyan pastor

Articolo del pastore Kevin Muteti* pubblicato sul sito di Outreach (USA) il 30 gennaio 2026, liberamente tradotto da Luigi e Valeria de La Tenda di Gionata Sono cresciuto tra le mura di una chiesa aconfessionale che si distingueva dalle principali organizzazioni religiose del Kenya perché era indipendente dai protestanti, dai cattolici e dagli evangelici. La mia formazione religiosa non era...

Traces of reflection

The Damascus Road is a two-way street

Article by Abigail Peralta*, published on the Outreach website (USA) on January 23, 2026, freely translated by Luigi and Valeria de La Tenda di Gionata January 25 commemorates the feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, the moment in which Christ met Saul of Tarsus on the road to Damascus and Paul discovered that he had persecuted the God he loved....

Pastoral experiences

The Brazilian bishop Bishop Arnaldo Carvalheiro: my pastoral journey of "affection, joy and welcome" with LGBTQ+ people

Article by Dom Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto*, published on the Outreach website (USA) on 16 January 2026, freely translated by Luigi and Valeria de La Tenda di Gionata The late and beloved Pope Francis left us a beautiful teaching on the evangelical dimension of the true encounter to which Jesus invites us. On September 13, 2016, during a morning meditation in the chapel...

Transgender christians

What does it mean to be a Catholic transgender person today?

Article by Christine Zuba,* published on the Outreach website (USA) on December 29, 2025, freely translated by Luigi and Valeria de La Tenda di Gionata A few days ago I was in a Zoom meeting with one of the groups of the Fortunate Families Transgender Accompaniment program. One of the participants, the mother of a young transgender adult, told me: «Christine, you are always so optimistic!».…

Traces of reflection

What life models for LGBTQ people?

Article by James Martin SJ*, published on the Outreach website (USA) on 22 December 2025, freely translated by Luigi and Valeria, volunteers from La Tenda di Gionata When I asked the new deputy director of Outreach, Jack Consolie, what they were talking about today in the Catholic LGBTQ community, he immediately replied: «Lately I have heard people ask: “Who can I look up to...

Stories of ordinary homophobia / Jonathan's Tent Testimonials

On the run to Live. the via crucis of a gay boy fleeing from Turkmenistan

Arslan's testimony collected by Luigi and Valeria, volunteers of Gionata's tent* Arslan's story and the official reports of the legal proceedings to which he was subjected document the persecution of LGBT+ people in Turkmenistan** and the absence of minimum conditions of safety, freedom and dignity for those perceived as homosexual. It is also concrete and current...