Priest Jan Veldt’s support in the Netherlands

Priest Jan Veldt’s support in the Netherlands

The ‘Gay Emancipation Foundation RK Priest Jan Veldt’ developed large-scale activities for the LGBTQ communities in the Netherlands and especially for his local community in Limmen and Heiloo. These activities consisted of a manifesto, publication in...
Building a bridge to the LGBTQ community

Building a bridge to the LGBTQ community

Evan Mascagni and Shannon Post’s documentary ‘Building a Bridge’, with Martin Scorsese as executive producer, follows Father James Martin in his call for greater acceptance of the LGBTQ community in the Catholic Church. Speaking to the Synod’s...
10 minutes with Pope Francis

10 minutes with Pope Francis

The Diocese of Parramatta in New South Wales, Australia, under the leadership of Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen, invited LGBTQIA+ Catholics in the diocese to a conversation for the Synod of Bishops with the question, “If you had 10 minutes with Pope Francis,...
Celebrating Synodality

Celebrating Synodality

Earlier this year, US theologian Brian Flanagan of Marymount University, who is writing a book on synodality, presented a webinar on ‘Celebrating Synodality: synods as a spiritual practice’, in which he discussed the more contemplative side of synodality,...
A synodal consultation on interreligious dialogue

A synodal consultation on interreligious dialogue

On 24 February, the Columban Centre for Christian-Muslim Relations of the St Columban Missionary Society in Australia hosted a synodal consultation. Representatives from the Diocese of Parramatta were invited, including members of the Interfaith Commission, priests,...