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Bishop Calls Transgender Day of Visibility a “Source of Division”; And More News

April 6, 2024/1 Comment/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Arts, Books & Culture, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Today's post includes news about one U.S. bishop's objections to Transgender Day of Visibility, the closure of the homophobic website Church Militant, and more. Read More

Bishop Gumbleton: Remembering a Prophet Pioneer of Catholic LGBTQ+ Equality

April 5, 2024/12 Comments/in New Ways Ministry /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

With great sadness and great gratitude, New Ways Ministry mourns the passing of our dear friend, Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton. Read More

Judith Butler’s “Who’s Afraid of Gender?” An Insightful Read for LGBTQ+ Catholics

April 5, 2024/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Guest Contributor

In "Who’s Afraid of Gender?," Butler offers their response to such critics in one of their most public and widely readable works, providing an insightful conversation partner for queer-affirming Catholics today. Read More

Mother of Transgender Child Writes to Pope Francis: “Stop Putting Limits on God’s Love!”

April 4, 2024/16 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Personal Stories, Pope Francis, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Guest Contributor

I humbly ask you, Pope Francis, and all Church leaders to re-examine Catholic doctrine about the LGBTQ+ community. We must stop putting limits on God’s love and divinity. Read More

Priest Apologizes After Gay Author Gives Reading at Catholic School

April 3, 2024/9 Comments/in Employment Issues, Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Liam Myers

A Michigan priest has publicly apologized for allowing a gay author to read to a preschool class at the parish school, claiming the invited author “does not represent the values of our Catholic faith.” Read More

Vatican’s Blessings Declaration Is “Essential But Awkward” Progress, Writes Theologian

April 2, 2024/1 Comment/in Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Brian Flanagan

Xavier Montecel highlights the awkwardness of the declaration’s attempt to maintain church doctrine on same-gender sexual activity while providing what he terms “a pastoral workaround.” Read More

500+ Sign Open Letter Demanding LGBTQ+ Inclusion at Providence College

April 1, 2024/1 Comment/in Employment Issues, Higher Education, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

An open letter from more than 500 members of the Providence College community is calling on the school's president to stop suppressing LGBTQ+ inclusion on campus. Read More