"With All Families, Without Condemnation" (And More Synod Reactions)

“With All Families, Without Condemnation.” That was the headline last Sunday on Italy’s national Catholic... Read More

LGBT Advocates, Vatican Observers React to Synod on the Family's Final Report

Now that the Synod on the Family is concluded, much is already being written about an event The New York Times called the "most momentous, and contentious, meeting of bishops" since Vatican II. Below, Bondings 2.0 provides some early commentaries and reactions related to LGBT topics.  Read More

Pope Francis' Actions May Speak Louder Than His Words on LGBT Issues

The news that Pope Francis’ “only real audience’ (in the words of a Vatican press statement)... Read More

Commentators Analyze the Significance of Pope Francis' Meeting With Kim Davis

Yesterday’s news about Pope Francis’ meeting with Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refuses... Read More

With a Call for Compassion, Jesuit Scholastic Comes Out as Gay

Because we know that so many priests and members of religious communities are gay and... Read More

Gay Football Player Michael Sam Proposes Marriage Atop Vatican

Michael Sam, the first professional football player to come out as gay, proposed to his fiancee in the Vatican last week just as Pope Francis made his harshest comments as pope to date against same-sex marriage. Read More

Belgian Bishop's Call to Bless Gay & Lesbian Couples Elicits Positive Feedback

Response to Bishop Johan Bonny’s historic call for the Catholic Church to recognize and bless... Read More

Jesuit Students Honor UCA Martyrs with Transgender Education and Justice

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, when people worldwide will remember those transgender people who died this... Read More

NEWS NOTES: Synod Perspectives from Catholic Writers and Commentators

Continuing to follow-through on our promise to provide links to the wealth of opinion and... Read More

Catholics: Go Purple Today for #SpiritDay in Support of LGBT Youth!

Today, millions will ‘go purple’ to support LGBT youth and take a stand against all-too-prevalent bullying based on sexual... Read More