Italian Priest Holds Joint Funeral for Gay Couple Killed in Tragic Accident
A joint funeral has been celebrated for a gay Italian couple after their tragic death, saying the the focus should be on the grief experienced by their love ones. Read More
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Diocese: Pastors Can Deny Funerals to Married Lesbian and Gay Catholics
A second bishop in the U.S. has suggested Catholic funerals be denied to people in same-gender civil marriages, going so far as to suggest the deceased be remembered without being named at all. . . Read More
The Time Is Now for Church’s Sexuality Dialogue
The National Catholic Reporter’s editors have called for a “Time for dialogue on sexual ethics”... Read More
Pope Congratulates, Blesses Gay Couple on the Baptism of Their Adopted Children
Pope Francis, through an aide, has sent his congratulations and apostolic blessing to a legally... Read More
NEWS NOTES: Parish Supports Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” Charity; Other News
Here are some items that may be of interest: 1) The Gay Fellowship of Blessed... Read More
QUOTE TO NOTE: ‘People should be called the way that they want to be called’
Chicago’s Cardinal Blase Cupich endorsed the idea that church leaders should call LGBT people by... Read More
Orlando Anniversary Is a Time to Reflect on Church/LGBT Relationship
This week’s one-year anniversary of the massacre of LGBT people at the Pulse nightclub in... Read More
Former VP Joe Biden Criticizes Anti-Trans Bathroom Law Focus
Former Vice President Joe Biden has made an appeal for transgender youths’ well-being, involving himself in... Read More
Springfield Diocese Sets Restrictive Expectations for Parents of Catholic School Children
A same-gender couple’s attempt to register their child in a Catholic school in the diocese... Read More
The Worst Catholic LGBT News of 2014
As the year 2014 comes to a close, Bondings 2.0 takes a look back at the... Read More