Gay Music Director Fired from Rhode Island Parish
By Bob Shine, New Ways Ministry, September 22, 2016 Yet another gay church worker has... Read More
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Bishops' Meeting Spotlights Tensions About Pope Francis and LGBT Issues
Though the U.S. bishops’ meeting in Baltimore this week has not produced anything substantial in... Read More
Two U.S. Bishops Claim Synod Reflected "The Devil" and Was "Rather Protestant"
Pope Francis has many fans, but Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence and Archbishop Charles Chaput... Read More
The Mostly Ambivalent Responses by U.S. Bishops to Pope Francis
For more than two weeks, my email inbox has been swamped with messages from folks... Read More
(Most) Rhode Island Clergy Offer Lesson in Pastoral Priorities
At the beginning of August a newly married gay Catholic couple in Rhode Island was... Read More
U.S. Bishops on Pope Francis’ Gay-Positive Comments–Part 1
Many people have commented on Pope Francis’ gay-positive statements on his flight home from World... Read More
Rhode Island Gay Couple Denied Communion at Parish
A Rhode Island gay couple who were among the first group to be legally married... Read More
Catholic Rhode Island Becomes 10th State with Marriage Equality
This past week, Rhode Island became the 10th state (plus the District of Columbia) to... Read More
Eucharistic Coherence…But For Whom?
A proposed document on eucharistic coherence--and the spirit behind it--being debated by the U.S. bishops today could create new problems for LGBTQ Catholics. Read More
Catholic Universities Pressed to Resist Vatican Ban on Blessing Same-Gender Couples
The Vatican’s March 15th statement banning blessings of same-gender unions has generated a variety of responses across Catholic college and university campuses, including op-eds from campus newspapers and statements from administrators. Today’s post features four campus reactions. Read More