Parish Closure of LGBT Ministry Reminds Us of the Holy Week Journey

It’s Holy Week, so as Catholics we are likely meditating frequently on two different ideas:... Read More

North Carolina Bishop Cancels Charity Fundraiser Over Gay Entertainer

A Catholic fundraising event in Asheville, North Carolina, has been cancelled because of an invited performer’s... Read More

Alberta Bishops Unified in Opposition to Transgender School Policies

Disputes about proposed transgender policies for Alberta’s Catholic schools have again escalated, as church officials, educators, and... Read More

Taiwanese Catholic Candidate Endorses LGBT Rights–and Other Political News

A Catholic vice presidential candidate in Taiwan’s upcoming elections this week offered a general endorsement of... Read More

Malawi Bishops' Anti-Gay Remarks Raise Human Rights Issues

LGBT communities in a number of African nations face some of the world’s most oppressive... Read More

Slovenia Rejects Marriage Equality with Pope Francis' Blessing

Slovenians rejected equal marriage and adoption rights for same-gender couples in Sunday’s national referendum, an outcome... Read More

Pope Francis Forgoes LGBT Human Rights During First Visit to Africa

Pope Francis’ visit to Kenya, Uganda, and the Central African Republic concluded yesterday without explicit remarks... Read More

Pope Francis' Former Student Speaks About Meeting During U.S. Papal Visit

Sandwiched amid the Pope Francis-Kim Davis controversy and the Synod on the Family was news that the pope had met with a gay couple while visiting the U.S. - and that this meeting, unlike his encounter with Davis, was of Francis' own initiative. Read More

Vatican's Cardinal Turkson: 'Homosexuals Should Not Be Criminalized'

Below is the next installment of Bondings 2.0’s reports from the Synod on Marriage and... Read More

Just When You Thought the Pope Francis-Kim Davis Story Could Not Get More Surprising. . .

The other shoe finally dropped. And then a third one dropped, too. More than two... Read More