BBC to broadcast service from gay church
By staff writers
17 Apr 2007

The BBC is to broadcast a service from a San Francisco church which has been an 'inspiration' to gay and lesbian Catholics around the world.

The specially recorded prayer service from the Catholic Parish of the Most Holy Redeemer, in San Francisco's Castro district will go out on Sunday morning, 29 April, on BBC Radio 4.

The parish offers a 'spiritual home' to all, including "those who are straight, gay and lesbian."
Based in the heart of San Francisco's heavily homosexual Castro neighbourhood the congregation is mainly gay and lesbian.

In the service to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4, Fr. Donal Godfrey SJ of the University of San Francisco will preside. the rest