In Europe, Some Catholic Leaders Strive for LGBT Reconciliation
In Europe, some Catholic bishops seem to be trying to heal the hurt that LGBT... Read More
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Catholic School Expels LGBT-Rights Speaker; Responses Provide Lessons for Us All
/0 Comments/in Employment Issues, Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorAlumnae and students of one Catholic school are raising concerns about where the school and its... Read More
Catholic Pastor: 'I am not the bedroom police.'
/0 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorHow do LGBT people fare in Catholic parishes? How welcoming are Catholic communities to gay and... Read More
Can There Be Renewed Catholic Dialogue on LGBT Issues?
/0 Comments/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorSeveral incidents in the headlines this spring have raised questions about how our society, and our... Read More
When Catholics Are a Cause of Anti-Gay Discrimination, How Can the Church Respond?
/0 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Politics & Human Rights /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorThe criminalization of homosexuality has been a disturbing trend around the globe, as nations strengthen... Read More
New Ways Ministry Promoting Transgender Education and Justice in Church and State
/0 Comments/in New Ways Ministry, Politics & Human Rights, Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorAs marriage equality, and lesbian/gay equality broadly speaking, become widespread, LGBT advocacy has begun focusing... Read More
Despised and Rejected: Where Is God When the Church Dismisses a Gay Catholic?
/0 Comments/in Employment Issues, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorWhen we’ve been reporting about LGBT people and supporters being fired from jobs at Catholic... Read More
Catholic School Rejects Lesbian Alumna's Wedding Announcement
/0 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorAnother Catholic school has rejected a lesbian alumna’s wedding announcement, this time in upstate New... Read More
Colby College Reacts to Sr. Jeannine Gramick's Visit
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorSr. Jeannine Gramick’s visit to Colby College in Waterville, Maine, last week, prompted criticism from the... Read More
On Restrictive Employment Policies: 'Catholics have to stand up to this.'
/0 Comments/in Employment Issues, Hierarchy, New Ways Ministry, Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorThe Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s controversial new loyalty oath for Catholic school teachers which requires that... Read More
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