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Letter Asks Pope Francis to Encounter LGBT Catholics During U.S. Visit

July 31, 2015/7 Comments/in New Ways Ministry /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A coalition of Catholic, LGBT, and Hispanic groups have invited Pope Francis to meet with LGBT Catholics during his U.S. visit in September, contrasting the exclusionary policies of the 2015 World Meeting of Families. Read More

Transgender Godparent-To-Be Calls Diocesan Rejection a "Kick in the Stomach"

July 30, 2015/3 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A transgender Catholic is not allowed to be a godparent, says a Spanish bishop, who further denied any discrimination in the case. Read More

Catholic Scouting's Response to BSA Policy Does Not Bode Well for Scouting

July 29, 2015/3 Comments/in Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

The National Catholic Committee on Scouting (NCCS ) has responded to the decision by the... Read More

Bishops Down Under Offer Over-the-Top Rhetoric as Marriage Equality Approaches

July 28, 2015/6 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Australia's political leaders are slowly moving towards marriage equality, prompted by successful developments in Ireland and then the United States, movement prompting aggressive action from the nation's Catholic bishops. Read More

Ireland's Top Bishop Meets with Gay Advocates, Withdraws Marriage Boycott Threat

July 27, 2015/2 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Ireland's leading archbishop met with faith-based LGBT advocates last week, focusing in on his participation at the Synod of Bishops this fall but with Ireland's marriage referendum clearly in mind. Read More

Teacher Resigns Over San Francisco Contract Proposals Which California Lawmakers Are Investigating

July 25, 2015/3 Comments/in Employment Issues, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Another teacher is leaving San Francisco's Catholic school system due to proposed contract changes targeting LGBT and ally employees, a resignation coming at the same time California's legislature holds hearings on the controversy. Read More

Historically Catholic Nations Lead on Transgender & Intersex Civil Rights

July 25, 2015/12 Comments/in Gender Identity, Politics & Human Rights /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Transgender Italians can now self-declare their gender identity on official records following a court ruling, another sign of historically Catholic nations' increasing leadership in expanding rights for trans and intersex communities. Read More

Sister of Mercy Joins Parents in Protests Against Firing of Lesbian Educator

July 24, 2015/3 Comments/in Employment Issues /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A prominent Sister of Mercy has joined parents in criticizing an LGBT church worker's expulsion, setting her apart from Mercy leadership which expressed its support for the discrimination. Read More

Fired New Jersey Priest Asks Pope Francis to Defend LGBT Church Workers

July 23, 2015/7 Comments/in Employment Issues, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A priest fired for opposing anti-gay bullying has written to Pope Francis, asking the pontiff to stem the expulsion of LGBT church workers. Read More

Lifting Up the Holiness of LGBT Families at Philly's World Meeting

July 22, 2015/10 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

The World Meeting of Families, a Vatican-sponsored gathering of thousands of families from around the... Read More

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