Did the Vatican Really Ban Transgender Godparents?

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The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's ruling against a trans* man in Spain becoming a godparent quickly became news that the Vatican had barred transgender godparents. Is that, however, really what is happening? If not, what is to be made of this ruling going forward? Read More

Cardinal Schönborn Offers Model for Pastoral Outreach to Lesbian and Gay Couples

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For several years now, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna has spoken acted very forthrightly in... Read More

Gay Catholic to Welcome Pope Francis with President Obama, While Others Call for Greater Dialogue

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When President Barack Obama welcomes Pope Francis to the White House later this month, he will do so accompanied by a young gay Catholic but many are still criticizing the pontiff for failing to encounter more intentionally some LGBT Catholics in the U.S. Read More

Philadelphia Archdiocese's Morality Pledge Reveals Contrasting Visions of Church

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With just over two weeks until Pope Francis arrives in the U.S., the Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced a new Catholic identity pledge that all parents with children in Catholic schools will be forced to sign.  Read More

Listening to Catholic LGBT Voices from Africa

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Here in the United States, there have been many requests and petitions for Catholic LGBT... Read More

A Priest's New Novel Explores the Catholic Church's 'Black Wall of Silence'

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Father Paul F. Morrissey, a Philadelphia-area Augustinian priest who ministers as a prison chaplain and... Read More

For Labor Day, Some Difficult Questions for the U.S. Bishops on Church Worker Justice

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U.S. bishops, in keeping with the global church's conversations on family life, used their 2015 Labor Day Statement to reflect about how greater justice for workers encourages stronger families. Read More

The Ups and Downs and Ups of a Parents' Support Group

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Today’s post is by guest blogger Paula Mattras, a 77-year old grandmother from Fort Myers, Florida,... Read More

10 LGBT Insights from the Pew Survey of U.S. Catholics for Pope Francis' Visit

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As the World Meeting of Families and Pope Francis' visit approach, a new Pew Forum poll reveals U.S. Catholics' majority support for nontraditional families and 9 other observations. Read More

Fired Teacher "Overjoyed" by Catholic School's New LGBT Policy; School Apologizes While Diocese Remains Quiet

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The decision by Portland's St. Mary's Academy (SMA) to positively alter its employment policies after firing a gay staff member was a landmark one. That shift was prompted by a school community which rallied quickly against injustice and an administration open to new ways of being in the church. While the staff member is "overjoyed" by this, it seems the Archbishop Alexander Sample and the Diocese of Portland do not share that joy. Read More