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Alarming trend: 50,000 children in Germany are living with homosexual ‘couples’(LifeSiteNews) — 50,000 children in Germany are living with homosexual “couples,” showing an alarming increase over the last decade.In 2024, there were 208,000 homosexual households in Germany, and 31,000 of these had children under the age of 18 living with them, according to the German Federal Statistical Office.A total of 50,000 children are growing up in these so-called “rainbow families.” Seventy percent of these households consist of two lesbians (two “mothers”), while the other 30 percent are homosexual men (two “fathers”), according to a report by the German Tagespost.In 2016,...

Canada issues ‘Places of Pride’ stamps celebrating ‘2SLGBTQIA+’ historyThe stamps were designed by LGBT artist Tim Singleton. His Instagram page includes posts reading 'everyone has an HIV status' and 'there's no place like homo.'OTTAWA, Ontario (LifeSiteNews) — While some organizations are dropping their support for LGBT causes, the Canadian government is pushing full steam ahead by releasing stamps to celebrate “pride.”On May 29, the Canada Post, a government-run organization, announced it is issuing “Places of Pride” stamps to mark “pivotal moments” in LGBT history.“Canada Post announces Places of Pride, recognizing four vital places for 2SLGBTQIA+ in Canada,” the group wrote...

[Catholic Caucus] German archdiocese issues sex ed guidelines encouraging homosexuality, transgenderism in childrenThe Archdiocese of Hamburg in Germany has published new guidelines for sexual education promoting homosexuality and transgenderism.“With a new conceptual framework for sex education in Catholic schools, the Archdiocese of Hamburg is sending a clear signal in favor of contemporary, value-oriented, and scientifically sound sex education,” the archdiocese wrote in its press release.The guidelines, entitled “Male, female, diverse: Concept framework for sex education at Catholic schools in the archdiocese of Hamburg,” will be binding for all Catholic schools in the diocese.However, the document blatantly contradicts Catholic teaching on...

Washington (AP) — After the raucous rainbow-hued festivities of Saturday’s parade, the final day of World Pride 2025 in the nation’s capital kicked off on a more downbeat note.Thousands gathered under grey skies Sunday morning at the Lincoln Memorial for a rally and protest march, as the community gathers its strength for a looming fight under President Donald Trump’s second administration. “This is not just a party,” Ashley Smith, board president of Capital Pride Alliance. “This is a rally for our lives.”Smith acknowledged that international attendance numbers for the bi-annual World Pride were measurably down, with many potential attendees avoiding...

[Catholic Caucus] Catholics demand New Jersey church cancel seventh annual ‘Pride Mass’Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Hoboken, New Jersey, plans its annual 'Pride Mass' on June 29, celebrating LGBTQ lifestyles.Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church is planning its annual blasphemous “Pride Mass.”On June 29, the feasts of Ss. Peter and Paul, Our Lady of Grace and St. Joseph Catholic churches in Hoboken, New Jersey, will host their seventh annual “Pride Mass,” celebrating lifestyles distinctly condemned by Catholic doctrine.“LGBTQ@Grace is a faith-sharing community of LGBTQ individuals, along with family and friends, that is based at Our Lady of Grace,”...

[Catholic Caucus] Vatican II’s Dignitatis Humanae and the June Battle of FlagsWere it not for Dignitatis Humanae, there would be no supposed theological justification for this demand that human dignity requires us to refrain from questioning the “transness” of those claiming to practice the Catholic Faith. Thanks in large part to the defenders of Vatican II, though, Fr. Martin and the New Ways Ministry can insist that Catholics ought to celebrate Pride Month in recognition of the human dignity of the Catholic LGBTQ community.As reported by LifeSite, Fr. James Martin recently shared his opinion about why Catholics ought to celebrate...

[Catholic Caucus] High winds stop LGBT ‘Pride’ hike on St. Patrick’s mountain in IrelandThe cancellation follows public outrage over the desecration of a Child of Prague statue and planned mockery of Catholic penance on Croagh Patrick, a holy site of the eponymous saint. A controversial LGBT “Pride” event scheduled for Ireland’s holiest mountain was cancelled Sunday due to winds forecasted to rise precisely at the hour of the climb.Mayo Pride’s “Big Gay Hike,” part of its weekend-long festival, had been set to begin on Monday, June 2, at noon on Croagh Patrick – the mountain where Saint Patrick fasted for...

[Catholic Caucus] Fr. James Martin urges Catholics to celebrate LGBT ‘Pride Month’The Jesuit priest said the pro-LGBT celebration affirms ‘human dignity’ and aligns with the Sacred Heart devotion, despite Church teaching to the contrary.As in previous years, Father James Martin has urged Catholics to celebrate “Pride month,” saying that “for the LGBTQ community” it is “a recognition of the human dignity of a group of people who have, for centuries been, treated with contempt, rejection and violence.”Amid the rise of LGBT ideology in secular society, the prominence of marking June as “Pride month” has similarly grown.For the Jesuit Martin, it...

The world’s first vaccine against gonorrhoea is set to be rolled out in the UK amid a surge in cases of the sexually transmitted infection. Initially the vaccine will not be available to everyone, with a focus on vaccinating gay and bisexual men with a history of multiple sexual partners or an STI. 85,000 cases of gonorrhoea were reported in 2023, the highest number since records began in the year 1918. The rollout of the vaccine is due to begin in August by NHS England, with NHS Scotland also looking into a similar rollout. Though the vaccine is understood to...

[Catholic Caucus] As a priest, Pope Leo XIV opposed the Western media’s pro-LGBT lies and promoted truthPope Leo XIV has understood what Pope Francis did not: it is precisely the hard teachings of the Gospel that draw people to salvation through Jesus Christ.While there are only a few recorded examples of Pope Leo XIV’s history with LGBTQ issues, his statements stand in stark contrast with those of his predecessor, Pope Francis, who early in his pontificate wondered aloud, “If a person is gay … who am I to judge?” He later allegedly told a young man, “God made you gay.”At...

[Catholic Caucus] ‘Transgender’ individuals to welcome Pope Francis’ coffin at burial siteAs announced by Vatican News, some self-described transgender individuals be included in a welcoming party for Pope Francis’ remains at the Basilica of St. Mary Major.Pope Francis meets with transgender activist group at weekly audienceA party of self-described transgender individuals will form part of a small group welcoming Pope Francis’ body to the Roman basilica where he will be buried on Saturday.As announced by Vatican News – the in-house news outlet for the Vatican – some gender-confused individuals will be included in a welcoming party for Pope Francis’ remains...

[Catholic Caucus] “Blessing Gives Strength to Love”: German Bishops’ Conference Releases Authorized Pastoral Guidelines on Imparting Blessings to Homosexual CouplesIt’s as if they were just waiting for the perfect moment—the moment when the last obstacle to their plan would be removed, and no one could stop them. The German original may be found here. -PAK“Blessing Gives Strength to Love”:Blessings for couples who love each otherHandout for pastorsResolution of the Whole Conference [of German Bishops], April 4, 2025 [released April 23]“The Church wishes to proclaim in word and deed the message of the God-given dignity of every person. This message guides...

LGBT group praises cardinal for inclusion in Holy Thursday liturgy: ‘Historic The new cardinal of Naples will wash the feet of a prominent LGBT activist during Maundy Thursday liturgy this year, in a move hailed as support for the LGBT lifestyle by activists.The new cardinal of Naples will wash the feet of a prominent LGBT activist during Maundy Thursday liturgy this year, in a move hailed as support for the LGBT lifestyle by activists.As highlighted by Messa in Latino, the newly minted cardinal of Naples, Cardinal Domenico Battaglia, will include a prominent LGBT activist in the Maundy Thursday Mandatum ceremony...

[Catholic Caucus] Questions Linger on Cardinal Fernandez’s ‘Sex Change’ RemarksThe prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has not addressed concerns that his recent remarks may contradict the Church’s moral teaching on bodily integrity.The prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, who recently appeared to some observers to support “sex change” surgery in especially difficult cases, has not responded to questions aimed at clarifying his comments. ... Some observers took his comments to be a contradiction of the DDF’s 2024 declaration Dignitas Infinita (Infinite Dignity). That document, which underlined the inherent and inalienable dignity...

[Catholic Caucus] Pro-LGBT Nun to Lead Holy Week Address in SpainAngel Javier Pérez Pueyo, Bishop of Barbastro, Spain, has announced that Sister María Luisa Berzosa González, a homosexual activist, will deliver the Pregón de la Semana Santa of Barbastro during Holy Week 2025.The Pregón de la Semana Santa is a public speech in many Spanish-speaking regions that officially opens the Holy Week celebrations.Angel Javier Pérez Pueyo became famous for starting a pointless fight over the Opus Dei sanctuary of Torreciudad, located in his diocese.Berzosa González is a nun from the Congregation of the Daughters of Jesus, who hides in lay...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland urges brother priests to rebuke the ‘rot of sodomy’ attacking the ChurchNote: The following was written and distributed by Bishop Joseph Strickland at the second annual “Catholic Prayer for America” gala at Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday, March 19.(LifeSiteNews) — Dear brother priests,I pray that these Lenten days we presently journey through are a time of abundant grace for you, deepening your life as a priest of Jesus Christ and renewing your heart in His truth and love.I urge you to acquaint yourself with St. Peter Damian, a fearless defender of truth who stood against the corruption of...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop: Seminarians Need Safe Place to Explore Sexuality and Integrate ItIn an interview about seminary formation of candidates for priesthood, Bishop Michael Gerber, of Fulda, Germany, supported the idea that gay man can be ordained.Bishop Michael GerberSpeaking with Katholisch.de, a major German Catholic news outlet, Gerber, who is also chairman of the Commission for Vocations and Church Services at the German Bishops’ Conference, was asked about his thoughts on the Italian bishops’ conference plan to admit gay men into priestly formation on a case-by-case basis, just as heterosexual men are assessed. Should the Catholic Church in Germany, which...

[Catholic Caucus] German Bishop Critiques U.S. President’s Anti-LGBTQ+ PolicyThe bishop who is the German bishops conference’s liaison to the queer community has spoken out against President Donald Trump, and his administration’s treatment of LGBTQ+ people.Bishop Ludger Schepers, auxiliary bishop of Essen was alarmed that “Trump is “removing discrimination protection for queer people and no longer recognizes gender minorities at all,” according to Katholisch.de“Every attack on the rights of queer people threatens the rights of all people who do not conform to the narrow ideas of how one should look and behave,” said Schepers.Since being sworn in, Trump has eradicated the...

[Catholic Caucus] United States: Cardinal Cupich Supports Adoption by Same-Sex CouplesCardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, is definitely one of the most progressive and divisive figures in the American episcopate. He published an article on the Outreach website – a reference for LGBTQ Catholics according to their logo – in which he highlighted in a very positive way the possibility of same-sex couples adopting children.In this article, the Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago first explains that the clergy – in which he places himself – must not “presume” people, to think that they know better than the faithful. And he gives...

[Catholic Caucus] Gaga Cardinal: Talking about the Synod Is like "Talking About Sex to A Kid"Homosexual activist Timothy Radcliffe, 79, a Cardinal, giving a talk in Oxford on December 16 about the Synod on Synodality , came up with an apparently broken record in his mind: sex.He said: "The challenge of talking about the Synod is rather like that of talking about sex with somebody who's just getting to puberty."Timothy Radcliffe recalled the time when he was a pupil in a Benedictine school. An elderly monk took him aside to talk informally about "the birds and the bees"."For some reason...