Cornerstone
For the inclusion of Christians LGBT+ and their family members in churches
Il progetto
CORNERSTONES is the blog ofCornerstone Project, coordinated byLa Tenda di Gionata, which wants to collect and offer testimonies and reflections to multiple voices on the welcome of LGBT+ Christians and their families in our Christian communities (Catholic and Gospel). What are the challenges, the possibilities and ways of which it can be made? What are the problems he poses and the possibilities he opens? How theology and study of the Bible can help us create corner stones with which to build more inclusive Christian communities, so that "The stone that the manufacturers have discarded "become“corner head” (Luke 20:17-18)
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A Catholic church, an evangelical pastor and the love of Roman and Stepan
Il 20 settembre 2025 Roman e Štěpán Zahálek hanno celebrato la loro unione nella chiesa dell’Assunzione della Vergine Maria di Neratov, sui monti Orlické, nella Repubblica Ceca. È una scena insolita, soprattutto perché quella di Neratov è una chiesa cattolica. Ma non si è trattato di un matrimonio cattolico: a presiedere il rito di unione…
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In the Czech Republic, the archdiocese of Olomouc cancels LGBTQ+ pilgrimage following online threats
The Catholic archdiocese of Olomouc in the Czech Republic has canceled a pilgrimage for LGBTQ+ believers and their families planned for September after a wave of hostile reactions online raised concerns about the safety of participants.
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On 19 June 2026 online Don Andrea Bigalli at "Called by name" with "a touch that heals" (Matthew 8,2-4)
Speaking with Don Andrea Bigalli at the meeting on 19 June 2026, I was immediately struck by the theme he chose: "A touch that welcomes and heals", starting from the Gospel passage in which Jesus heals the leper, in Matthew 8,2-4. It is a short, concrete, almost physical piece. A man considered impure approaches Jesus. He brings…
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The spirituality of the soul to remain where life is most fragile. Thoughts from India
Reflections by Sister Prema Chowallur* published in the magazine Northeast Mosaic (India) in December 2025, freely translated by the Gionata Project «The clouds speak of the wisdom of our ancestors, the rivers carry the canoes of our future, the children, the earth holds the ashes of past generations, the air whispers the prayers of our fathers and mothers, the spirits that…
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When faith and LGBTQ+ identity seem to no longer speak to each other
Reflections on the online meeting on "Faith and sexuality. Embracing the conflict between identity and spirituality", held by Gianluca Costa*, in the listening training course promoted by La Tenda di Gionata with the listening service "I trust you" on 8 April 2026. There are meetings that do not serve to give ready-made answers. Rather, they serve to…
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Being Church together. The 3days of Albano Laziale returns with LGBTQ+ Christians and their families
If you are an LGBTQ+ person and you believe, even just a little… it's normal to often feel confused. It's normal to ask questions. It is normal to ask: but where am I in my church? Maybe you've thought: can I love like this... and remain within the faith? Can I be myself… without having to hide? These are real questions. AND…
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