Pope Francis Decries “Manipulation of Sexual Difference”
The following text is a statement by Francis DeBernardo, Executive Director, New Ways Ministry, on... Read More
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Catholic School Encourages Students to Use “Preferred Pronouns” of Classmates
Students should use the "preferred pronouns" of other students who are not female, according to an all-girls Catholic school in England, in yet another step forward for Catholic education and LGBT issues. Marian Doyle, the school's headteacher, said in a letter to parents. . . Read More
More Bishops Offer Support for Fr. James Martin
In the ongoing aftermath of right-wing attacks on Fr. James Martin, SJ, because of his new book on LGBT issues in the church, three more Catholic bishops have made statements in support of the Jesuit. Read More
Cardinal Blase Cupich Invites LGBT Catholics to Dialogue, Seeks to Learn from Their Lives
A ranking U.S. cardinal has invited LGBT Catholics to dialogue, saying he wants to "know more about what's happening in their life." According to the National Catholic Reporter, Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago told attendees at a lecture he was delivering. . . Read More
At Upcoming Synod, Youth Want Wider Conversation on Sexuality
In preparation for the upcoming Synod of Bishops in October 2018 on “young people, faith and vocational discernment,” 20 young Catholics, 70 theologians, and dozens of priests and academics gathered in Rome from September 11-15 to begin preliminary conversations around the Synod’s theme. Read More
Always Our Children: 20 Years Later
Twenty years ago today, on October 1, 1997, the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Marriage and Family issued "Always Our Children: A Pastoral Message to Parents of Homosexual Children AND Suggestions for Pastoral Ministers." What did this document contribute to the discussion of LGBT issues in the Catholic Church? And what is its impact today? Read More
CATHOLIC LGBT HISTORY: Cardinal O’Connor Decries Violence Against Lesbian & Gay People
Cardinal John J. O'Connor, who was Archbishop of New York in the 1980s and 1990s had a long history of statements and actions offensive to the LGBT community. Among other things, he supported the ban on Irish LGBT groups in the N.Y. St. Patrick's Day Parade and he challenged Mayor Ed Koch's Executive Order 50 which banned sexual orientation discrimination in employment for groups that had contracts with the city. Yet, he was also known to volunteer at a Catholic hospital, tending to patients with HIV/AIDS at a time when many others shunned any physical contact with the syndrome's victims. Read More
Madonna University Cancels Lecture by LGBT-Positive Theologian
Madonna University, a Catholic university in Michigan, has cancelled a lecture by notable theologian M. Shawn Copeland of Boston College due to right-wing attacks over the theologian's LGBT-positive stances. Read More
Seminary Alumni Support Fr. James Martin, SJ After Lecture Cancellation
Over the next few days, New Ways Ministry will be launching a new website which... Read More
Bondings 2.0 and NewWaysMinistry.org Get Makeovers!
Today, Bondings 2.0 introduces a new look! Over the past several months, New Ways Ministry, the... Read More