Categoria: The debate in the Churches

“Le cose vecchie sono passate: ecco ne sono nate di nuove” (2 Cor 5,17). Viaggio alla scoperta dell’atteggiamento delle Chiese nei confronti dei credenti omosessuali e dell’omosessualità.

The debate in the Churches / Without category

German bishop Schepers: «The Church must be a safe place for LGBT+ people»

Text by the German bishop Msgr. Ludger Schepers*, published on Kirche+Leben (Germany) on 2 August 2026. Freely translated by the volunteers of the Gionata Project.* A week after the attack in Berlin on the occasion of Christopher Street Day (CSD, German Pride), Msgr. Ludger Schepers, auxiliary bishop of Essen and responsible for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) people of the Deutsche Bischofskonferenz...

The debate in the Churches

"I dream of being who I am." When the Catholic Church discovers that LGBT+ people are already inside

In the Catholic Church some issues enter through the front door; others remain in the churchyard for years, waiting for someone to decide whether it is prudent to let them sit. LGBT+ people often seem to belong to the second category. With a small detail: they are already in church. They pray, sing, read the Scriptures, teach catechism, serve in the parishes and, sometimes, even celebrate Mass....

Evangelicals / The debate in the Churches

As Christians we cannot remain silent in the face of the events in Camaiore

Reflection of the Waldensian Evangelical Church of Lucca The Waldensian Evangelical Church of Lucca, with the sisters and brothers with whom we have organized, for many years, the torchlight procession and the vigil every year on May 17th for the overcoming of homobitransphobia, joins the voices of dismay in the face of the crime committed in Pieve di Camaiore. A father took his life...

Evangelicals / The debate in the Churches

REFO+: in Camaiore “Femicide and homolesbobitransphobia continue to claim victims”

Statement from the secretariat of the REFO+, Evangelical Network of Faith, Orientations and Genders The Evangelical Network of Faith, Orientations and Genders (REFO+) expresses deep sorrow and dismay for what happened in Camaiore, where a man shot and killed his wife and son, and then declared to the investigators: "I got rid of them". Faced with a tragedy of...

2026 / The debate in the Churches / In Vigil

Let us walk together from Darkness to Light. From the Vigil of Bari

Testimonies on the Vigil for overcoming homobitransphobia in the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto on 5 June 2026, collected by Valeria and Luigi, volunteers of La Tenda di Gionata «Calling by name means recognizing a story, a face, a dignity. It means saying: you are not a mistake, you are not a waste, you are not a threat." These words of Archbishop Giuseppe Satriano touch the hearts of...