NEWS NOTES: July 16, 2014

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Here are some items you might find of interest: 1) Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, retired archbishop... Read More

Will US Bishops Stop Obsessing About Marriage At Last?

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The National Catholic Reporter published an editorial last week firmly criticizing the American bishops’ ongoing involvement in... Read More

Religious Leaders Want Right to Discriminate in Obama's LGBT Executive Order

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Prominent Catholics have teamed with other religious leaders in calling on President Barack Obama to... Read More

What Impact Will Hobby Lobby Ruling Have on LGBT Rights?

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Monday’s Supreme Court ruling in the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby case is causing LGBT advocates to... Read More

ALL ARE WELCOME: Pope Francis' Impact Visible During Pride Celebrations

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The ALL ARE WELCOME series is an occasional feature on this blog which highlights Catholic parishes and... Read More

QUOTE TO NOTE: Elton John 'Excited' by Pope Francis' New Approach to Church

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Musician Elton John is the latest celebrity to talk about Pope Francis’ approach to LGBT... Read More

Catholic LGBT Advocates React to 'Disappointing' Synod Working Paper

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In May, Benedictine Sr. Joan Chittister wrote that the upcoming Synod of Bishops on marriage... Read More

Will Baptisms Be Celebrated According to Love or the Law?

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Recent debates over baptism for children of same-gender parents received into the Church, may mean baptism is... Read More

Gay Parishioner Told to Observe Mass from Crying Room, Expelled from Ministries

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Bobby Glenn Brown committed himself to his longtime partner, Don Roberts, in a small backyard... Read More

Ignoring Pope Francis, US Bishops Reaffirm Their Work to Oppose Marriage Equality

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It was a question asked last November, and now again this spring by those like Jesuit... Read More