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Tell Catholic Relief Services Not to Discriminate Against Gay Employee

May 1, 2015/6 Comments/in Employment Issues /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

An anti-gay group is attacking Catholic Relief Services (CRS) after an executive's same-sex marriage became public, causing to the bishops' international aid organization to announce it is "in deliberations" about responding. Read More

A Plea to Pope Francis: Release LGBT People Imprisoned by the Church

May 1, 2015/4 Comments/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Pope Francis' calls to save migrants' lives and his visits to prisons are well-known; indeed, they have become almost routine two years into his papacy. Yet for all his positive remarks on LGBT issues, sexual and gender diverse persons are one imprisoned group about which Francis remains quiet. Read More

Archbishop Cordileone Skips March for Marriage to Deal with Protests at Home

April 30, 2015/3 Comments/in Employment Issues, Hierarchy /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

San Francisco's Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone was not among those attending last weekend's March for Marriage, opting to remain at home and deal with the ever-escalating crisis in his archdiocese. Read More

Weekend for Fired Church Workers Encourages Solidarity, Justice, Faith

April 29, 2015/3 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

I was blessed this past weekend to take part in a national meeting of Catholic... Read More

Catholic Support for Marriage Equality at U.S. Supreme Court

April 28, 2015/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

New Ways Ministry’s Matthew Myers, associate director (left), and Francis DeBernardo, executive director (right), joined... Read More

On Marriage Equality, Sweeping Changes Possible But Much Remains the Same for Catholics

April 28, 2015/2 Comments/in Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Politics & Human Rights /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Tomorrow's oral arguments heard by U.S. Supreme Court could be the pathway to a nationwide right for same-gender couples to marry, a decision that will likely be by Catholic Justice Anthony Kennedy's swing vote. Either way, much will after oral arguments are concluded and a decision is announced in several months, much will remain the same for Catholics. Read More

Tell Catholic Relief Services Not to Discriminate Against Gay Employee

A Plea to Pope Francis: Release LGBT People Imprisoned by the Church

Archbishop Cordileone Skips March for Marriage to Deal with Protests at Home

Weekend for Fired Church Workers Encourages Solidarity, Justice, Faith

Catholic Support for Marriage Equality at U.S. Supreme Court

On Marriage Equality, Sweeping Changes Possible But Much Remains the Same for Catholics

What Makes Catholic Justice Kennedy Advocate for Lesbian & Gay Equality?

World Deserves More Than Rumors About the French Ambassador to the Vatican

Case of German Lesbian Fired from a Catholic School Poses Moral Questions

Nuns Who Walked Out of Catholic H.S. Need a Lesson in Gospel Reconciliation

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